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JAIN JOURNAL: VOL-XXXVIII, NO. 1 JULY 2003
a. Dravidic Studies
b. Indo-Aryan studies
c. Stylistics, Semantics and Lexicology d. Furnish abundant data for the diachronic and synchronic study of Kannada language e. Paleography and orthography of both Kannada and Sanskrit. Throw fresh light on the social and economic life of the people and regional variation. They provide complementary information to workout a cogent genealogy and chronology of the major and minor dynasties Some of the Prasasti portions are interminable panegyrique compositions Thy feed information about Jaina Basadis and tirthas. Frequent references and short biographical sketches of elite women related to specific kinship structures in the region assist and define the role of noble Jaina ladies in medieval Karnataka. Many records mirror the nature and extent of their socio-cultural and politico-religious activities. Interestingly, some charters establish that women were in the fore front in creating religious foundations/endowments and commissioning temples. Invaluable written history of the acheivements of early Jainas are delineated in detail. This wealth of material is of great help in reconstructing the place, position and contribution of Jaina community and in authenticating their past history. Some charters are extraordinary in adding a glorious chapter to the political/cultural history of a particular period / dynasty / region. Chronologically, the earliest Jaina inscriptions belong to the Gangas and the Kadambas, two coeval royal dynasties.
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