Jaina Bibliography Part 1

SR No.: 016035
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: A N Upadhye
Publisher: Veer Seva Mandir Trust
Publication Year: 1982
Total Pages: 1070
Language: English
Classification: Dictionary & Dictionary
File Size: 17 MB

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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Archaeolagical Survey of India. Annual Report on Indian Epigraphy for 1958-59. Delhi, 1963.
Copper Plates. Pp. 3/4.
No. 10 is a Pallava chapter dated in the 6th regnal year of Vijaya-Simhavarman. The Chapter records that king Simhavaraman granted village of Sramaņāśrama to Vajranandin of Nandisangha at Vardhamānanešvaratirtha for conducting the worship of Jina.
The grant of land by Simhavaraman to the Jain ascetics living at Puruttikkunru which is a locality near Kanchipuram is interesting. This gift is significent as reflecting the growing influence of Jainism. Mahendravaraman, Sirivishnu's son and successor was originally a Jain.
Among places mentioned in the inscription Perunagar is the locality of the same name in the Kanchipuram Tāluq and Tamar is Tamal in the same Tāluq. Amanserkkai (śramaņāśrama of the Sanskrit portion) the village granted cannot be identified definitely since there are several villages around Perunagar with names like Ammanantāngal Ammanambakkam etc,
A. Copper Plates, 1958-59
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Source
Dynasty
King
Remarks
Date Language
and Alphabet
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10 Madras. Sri S. Pallava Simhava- Year 6 Sanskrit Records the grant of Rajam. Murray
raman.
and the village of Aman& Co. Madras
Tamil serkkai in Perunagarthrough Sri T. N.
Grantha nādu in VenkunrakSubramniam,
and kottam and land in Madras Findspot:
Tamil. Tamar to Vajranan. Pallan Kovil,
dikkuravar of ParuttikTanjore Dt.
kunru as pallichchandam. Narabhaya, the minister, figures as the ajñāpati of the grant,