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gift for it. We have already seen that there were at least two other Jina temples at Dorasamudra, one built by the merchant Govinda in the 1st half of the 12th century, during the reign of Vishnuvardhana, and the second called Puņisa Jinälaya, was built probably in the 19th century. We will see, in connexion with the epigraphs of Sravana Belgola, that the Hoysala kings and their relatives gave parennial support to the cause of the religion of the Jinas.
Heragu, in Hassan taluk, was another great centre of Jainism from the 12th century. According to an epigraph:56 dated Śaka 1077, corresponding 1155 A.D., of the reign of Narasimha I (1152- 173), a temple of the name of Cenna Pårsvanātha, was built by Jakkabbe, the wife of the general Cābimayya. Nayakirti of Pustaka gaccha was her guru. Other epigraphs from this place, are known. The first, dated 1174 A.D 365, of the reign of Ballāla II (1173-1220), records a gift for Cenna Pārsvanātha temple by the king himself, who was surely interested in the religion of Jinas. The second B. dated 1177 A.D., also refers to some gift for this Pārsva. temple by two ordinary individuals.
An epigraph 267 from Karugund in Arsikere taluk, dated Saka 1080, corresponding to 1158 A.D., of the reign of Narasimha I, informs ns that one śāntiyaņa, a petty chief, built a Jina temple at Karikuņda (the earlier name of Karugund), and made some gift to this temple, which was entrusted to Mallisbena Pandita, the disciple of the wellknown Vasupujya II, who in his turn, was the disciple of the srlpāla Traividya, about whom, we have already said a. few things. From the same taluk. has been discovered, another epigraph, from a place called Bancūra$58, which is dated in Saka 1090, corresponding to 1168 A.D., and mentions Balläla II, as the reigning king (although his father Narasimha I was still alive) and records the construction of a temple, dedicated to Pārśya, at Bandavura (the earlier name of Bandūra), built by two merchants, called Mädirāja and Sanka-Setti. The monks, belonging to
| SR No. | 002003 |
| Book Title | Comprehensive History of Jainism Volume II |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Aseem Kumar Chaterjee |
| Publisher | Firma KLM Pvt Ltd |
| Publication Year | 1984 |
| Total Pages | 414 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, History, & Religion |
| File Size | 19 MB |