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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
P. 37. Drawings : No. 6.---Kattale basti, stone-screen, Sravana Belgoļa, Hassan dist. Epigraphy : (a) Ganga period
P. 46. A Jain epitaph (middle of 9th cent.), built into the floor in front of the shrine of the goddess in Nageśvara temple at Begur, Bangalore tälug, recording the death of a disciple of Monabhattāra. Another epitaph in the same village recording the death of a Jain nun named Mankabbe-Kantiyar.
(b) Hoysala period -
Pp. 51-54, 67-68. A record of the time of Visnuvardhana stating erection of a basli at Kattarighatta by Demikabbe. Another record of this reign on the left jamb of the north doorway of the Säntinātha basti at Kambadahalli, Nagamangala lalu.
A record of the reign of Narasimha I or a beam in front of the image of Śäntiśvara in the śāntinātha basti at Kambadahalli, Nagāmangala taluq. Another inscription of this reign is on the back of the image of Vardhamāna in the Vardhmāna basti at Sankigatta, Magadi taluq.
An epitaph of the reign of Ballala II on a beam in the śāntiśvara basti at Kambadahalli, Nagamangala taluq.
A record of the time of Narasimha II stating that Saļa, one of the ancient kings born in the Hoysala family, struck a fierce tiger by order of a Jina-muni, and hence his line became known as Hoysala-Vamśa.
Miscellaneous Inscriptions :
An epigraph of about 1200 in the śāntinātha basli at Kambadahalli, Nagamangala taluq, iecording grant of some privileges to the Jains by the Saivas. An eiptaph, dated in 1311, of a Jain merchant Payisett, son of Nagi-setti, on the west outer wall of the inner Prakāra around Gommateśvara on the larger hill at Sravana Belgola.
Illustrations in the Report :
Plate 1–View of tower of Akkana-basti at Sravana Belgola.
Plate 12 (2)-View of Panchaküta-basti at Kambadahalli.
Plate 15 (2)-Adiśvara in Chandragupta-basti.
Plate 17–Painting at the Jain matha at Sravana Belgo!a.
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