History of Rastrakutas of Malkhed and Jainism

SR No.: 006719
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 374
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 12 MB

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The Rāstrakūtas Feudatories / 47
3.4. The Silāhāras of Bāsavura (Hāngal Tk) belonged to the lineage of Jimütavāhana vamsa and khacarakula. They were the devotes of goddess Padmāvati. Kaliyammarasa, a county sheriff in the reign of Amõghavarşa-I, in C. E. 850, his successors also served the later Cālukyas. The Callakētanas
3.5. The Callakētanas, (Cellakētanas) an indigenous Jaina dynasty with its origin in the milieu of Bandaļike in Nāgarakhanda (Shimoga Dt), projected as a distinguished family during this period. In their history of 175 years, the Callakētanas served as vassals de novo and remained loyal to the plighted word ad finem. Callakētanas may be collateral family of Kellas, another Jaina house figuring prominently in many epigraphs spread over a span of a millenium.
3.5.1. Dhora-I, Kolanūrādhipa 'Lord of Kolanūr', (i.e. Koņņūr) a general of the Rāştrakūtas, had earned the goodwill of Govinda-III. Dhora-I shifted his residence to Barkāpura, where he caused to be made a Jaina temple in C. E. 800, named after him as Dhõrajinālaya. From then on Bankāpura became the base of operations for Callakētanas. Kalivitta-I, son of Lõkate alias Lokāditya, constructed another Jaina house of prayer called Kalivita jinālaya in C. E. 914 at Bankāpura, and this was the same temple that Hulla daņdādhipa, Lord of the Hoysaļa treasury, renovated in C. E. 1159.
3.5.2. Callakētana family, entitled for the honor of five great sounds, reached its acme in the days of Bankēya (Bankarāja, Bankēša) son of Dhora-I, a trusted feudatory and a fidus Achates of Amõghavarşa-I. He was a dandanāyaka placed incharge of the chief capitol and some other places. Bankēya was made the Duke of Banavāsi12,000, Belagali-300, Kundarage-70, Kundūr-500 and