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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58/The Raṣṭrakūtas and Jainism
Ganga sasira - are other variants): Marandale to the North, Tondaninaḍu to the East, Cēranāḍu and the sea to the west, and Kongunādu to the south. Therefore, the modern Kolar, Mandya, Mysore, Bangalore, Cikkamagalur and some parts of Shimoga formed Gangavaḍi. In addition to this, during the period of the later Raṣṭrakūtas, Būtuga and his son Mārasimha ruled Puligere-300, Belvola-300, Banavase12,000 Kisukāḍu-70 and Bāgenāḍu-70.
3.8.4. The Raṣṭrakūṭa hegemony was completely cast on the Gangavāḍi-96,000, in the reign of Saigotta ŚivamāraII, who threw open all avenues for the furtherence of Jaina influence. Candranatha basadi at Śravanabelagola, Kummadavāḍa basadi in Belgaum Dt, Duggamāra Koyil basadi at Hebbalaguppe (Mysore Dt) were his contributions. Rājamalla-I founded Jaina cave at Vallimalai (TN: North Arcot Dt), Rājamalla-II founded two temples dedicated to Arhats at Siyamomgalam [TN: North Arcot Dt, Wandiwash TkJ. Nitimārga Ereyappa patronised Gunavarma, one of the earliest of poets in Karṇātaka, who rendered the famous Harivamsapurana into Kannada.
3.8.5. Marital and political alliances between the Gangas and the Raṣṭrakūṭas had brought them nearer. They had a shared goal to achieve and a common faith to follow. Some of the Gangas chiefs were allowed Carte blanche, unlimited authority to exercise. This mutual relationship was so wellknit that they had to stand or fall together. The irony of it was that in C. E. 973-74, together they sank as the ship carrying them was shattered to wreck before they could realise what was happening to them.
3.8.6. Karnataka is one of the oldest inhabited regions by śramaņa cult with pre-Aryan elements in it. For an active expansion of this transmarine movement, Karṇāṭaka provided a bedrock base. The boom of Jainism started in south around the very end of B. C., and the beginning of