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JAINISM IN SOUTH INDIA
203 Pradesh of the early 16th century, which refers to the persecution of the Svatâmbara Jains, in that region, by the Viraśaivas. It not only proves the existence of the Svetāmbaras in Andhra Pradesh, as late a period, as the 16th century, but also the hostile attitude of the Saivas towards the Jains.
