Complex sentence: Imbued with religious feeling, patronage was extended towards the building of Jain temple and it enjoyed high repute among the people, particularly the ruling classes and the mercantile community; effectively getting treated as the state religion.
Split into simpler sentences: Imbued with religious feeling, patronage was extended towards the building of Jain temple. Jainism enjoyed high repute among the people particularly the ruling classes and the mercantile community, effectively treated as the state religion.