Historical Geography of Ancient India c9.106

c9.106

Gurjara.—It was known to Hiuen Tsang as Kiu-che-lo. It was situated 300 miles to the north of Valabhi or 467 miles to the north-west of Ujjain. The people of this place once dwelt in the Punjab and migrated to the peninsula of Kāthiāwaḍ which is now called Gujarat after them (C.A.G.I., pp. 357ff.; 696). In ancient times, in the country of Gurjara, Jayasiṃhadeva constructed the new temple of Nemi. Vastupāla and Tejapāla were the distinguished ministers of the king of Gurjara. Mahānadevī, the daughter of the king of Kānyakubja, inherited Gurjara from her father. Tejapāla constructed a beautiful town in Girnar and built the temple of Pārśvanātha. He also excavated a beautiful lake called Kumārasara. The temple of Daśadaśā stands on the bank of the Suvarṇarekhā. He built three caityas. Vastupāla built Marudevī’s temple (Law, Some Jaina Canonical Sūtras, pp. 181-182).