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name of another Jain temple, called Honnangi basadi. All these epigraphs from Angadi, not only prove that this place was a great Jain centre from the 10th century onwards, but also was the resident of some influential Jain monks, who were regarded as the preceptors of the Hoysala kings. The association of the early members of the Hoysala dynasty, with the Jain monks, is also proved by other evidences. *15
An epigraph from Sagarkațțe 816 in Mysore district, mentions Vardhamāna muni, the disciple of Vādirāja, belonging to Dravida Sangha, Arungala anraya and Nandigana, as taking part in the Hoysala administration. Its editor assigned it to the 11th century AD. Saletore has identified this Vardhamāna with Sudatta, the Jain sage, who is traditionally associated with the founder of the Hoysala kingdom.'17 This Sudatta, is, however, mentioned for the first time, in an an epigraph 218 from Sorab, in Shimoga district, dated 1208 AD. The guru of Vardhamāna, viz Vādiraja is definitely known to have filourished in 102) A.D.210 Regarding him, we will have something more to say, in the chapter on the Digambara literature A 16th century epigraph from Humcha aso, referred to by Saletores 21, also mentions Vardhamāna as the guru of the Hoysalas. A Śravaņa Belgola epigraph223 of 1 29 A.D., mentions śāntideva as the guru of Vinayāditya, and we have already seen, that this Sātideva is mentioned in an Angadi epigraphs of 1062 A.D,, as the guru of the same king. All these evidences go far to prove the intimate association of the Jain monks with the early Hoysala kings. We will see also afterwards, that the later kings of this dynasty also were good patrons of this religious system.
From Kadavanti in the same Chikmagalur district, wo have an epigraph**, which has been assigned to 1060 A.D. This inscription mentions a temple called Niravadya Jinā. laya and records some gifts for it. We have several epigraphs from Mattāvara in the same district, which prove its close association with the Jain religion. The earliest Jain
