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COMPREHENSIVB HISTORY OF JAINISM
dated 1105 A.D. This mutilated epigraph, nientions a Jina temple.
From Gulbarga district, we have at least two Jain epigraphs of the time of the next ruler viz. Someśvara III (1126-38 A.D.), who was generally known by his title Bhūlokamalla. The first inscription, discovered from Seram, mentions Prabhācandra, the disciple of Rāmacandra, both of whom are mentioned in Vikramāditya VI's epigraph from the same place, dated in his regnal year 48. Like the earlier epigraph, it mentions Sāntinātha temple, but at the same time, it referson, to one Barmadeva, who according to it, played an important role in the foundation of this temple. The epigraph also refers to the three hundred representatives of the same locality, who too, were zealous supporters of the Jain religion. From the same place, viz. Seram, we have another Jain epigraphy, of Someśvara III, dated 1138 A.D., his 12th regnal year. It refers to some gift by the merchants of Sedimba, under the leadership of general Bhimarasa (a military officer of Someśvara III, in favour of the temple of Adi Bhațjāraka or Adinātha, which was situated in the southern part of the town.
From Seram we have an epigraph 68, of the time of Someśvara IV, who had a short reign in the last quarter of the 12th century. It refers to the temple of Jvālini or Jvālāmâlinio, the yakshi of Candraprabha, the 8th Tirthankara. The epigraph also refers to Candirāja, a prominent citizen, and represents him as a staunch devotee of the Jain faith.
A Jain epigraphos from Adaki mentions king Sovideva (1168-1177), the Southern Kalacuri king, who had the title of Raya-Murāri. The epigraph mentions some grant by the marchants of the locality for the Koppa Jinālaya, dedicated to Pārsvanātha, which was built much earlier, as we have noticed, during the reign of Vikramaditya VI. It is interesting to note that Pārsvanātha icon hare gets the title chenna, which means 'beautiful'. Another epigraph, from
