Rantej Gamna Lekho

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Book Title: Rantej Gamna Lekho (Inscriptions of Rantej Village) Author: Jinvijay Publisher: Z_Prachin_Jain_Lekh_Sangraha_Part_02_005113_HR.pdf Catalog Link: https://jainqq.org/explore/249660/1

Summary:

The text "Rantej Gamna Lekho" by Jinvijay, found within the "Prachin Jain Lekh Sangraha" (Collection of Ancient Jain Inscriptions), Part 02, details inscriptions discovered at an old Jain temple in the small village of Rantej, located in the Kadi province of Vadodara state.

A total of eight inscriptions were found at this temple. The first two inscriptions are particularly noteworthy as they are inscribed beneath idols of laypersons (grihasthas – Shravaks and Shravikas) within one of the small chapels (devakulikas) surrounding the main temple. These idols were commissioned in the year Samvat 1309 (approximately 1252 CE) by a man named Mah. Vijay. He had these idols made in remembrance of his own family members. The inscriptions reveal the familial relationships between these individuals, listing them as follows:

• Ajaysinh (and his wife)
• Mah. Ranigdeva (and his wife)
• Sanghrashsinh (and his wife Ranidevi)
• Bhadan (with his wife)
• Salkhansinh (with his wife)
• Mah. Vijay
• Devsinh (and his wife Suhaddadevi)
• Chanan (with his wife)

The remaining six inscriptions are on small, roughly carved stone steles. These steles are located in a place where many old parikars (architectural elements, possibly frames or decorative borders) and kausggias (images of ascetics in meditation) are kept. The author notes that there are many other similar inscriptions in this location, some of which are very ancient. However, due to the lack of convenient facilities at the time of examination, the author was unable to collect or transcribe all of them.

The text concludes by stating that the details within the inscriptions are clear.