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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
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V. RANGACHARYA-The Play of Imperialism in Kannada History & some of its cultural effects. (Journal of Indian History Vol. XXV. Part I, No. 73-Trivandrum April, 1947).
P. 12. Making of a grant to Jains, and instituting an eight-day-Jinendra festival by Ravivarman Kadamba.
P. 16. Mention of the excavation of a Jain cave near Badami by Manga
lisa.
P. 17. Pulakesin II patronised the Jain scholar, Niravadya Udayadeva, a pupil of Pujyapāda, the probable author of Jainendravyākarana and gave him a village.
P. 24. Mention of Attiyabbe, widow of Nāgadeva, installing 1,500 Jain images, endowing lands to a finalaya and to a Jain scholar Nāgadeva Pandita.
P. 27. Contributions of Hoysalas were immense towards Vaišnavism Jainism (1141.1218 A.D.).
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Dasharatha SHARMA--Kumärapala Chalukya's war with Arnaraja of Sakambhari (Bharata-Kaumudi, Part II, Allahabad, 1947).
Pp. 875.886. Jaina emperor Kumārapāla defeated Anna, Anaka, or Arnorāja Sākambhari ; Heniachandra, the author of Doyaśrayamahakāvya is the earliest writer on this war; other writers-Abhayatilakagani, Merutunga, Jayasimha Sūri, Jinamandaņa and Charitra-sundara, Prabhāchandra.
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Pr. Hirananda Sastri--A new source of Indian history ; The Vijñaplipatras (BharataKaumudi- Part II, Allahabad, 1947.
Pp. 765-768. Kshamāpanā or Vijñaptipatras are letters of solicitation and invitation sent by the Jains to their gurus especially on their new years day (concluding day of the Paryushana ) - they may be addressed by individuals to friends or by one Jainasangha or community to another; in these mention is made of the ruler of the country, of his capital and chief exploits ; contain illustrations of the Bazara, streets, mansions, act; they allude to historical, religious, social matters, invariably written in the form of a scroll (see ancient Vijñaptipatras, by Dr. H. SASTRI, Baroda State, 1942, pp. 1-80, Plates l-xv III).
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