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disciple Gapdavimukta, who as we have already noticed, is mentioned in the Hantūru record of Saka 1052. There is little doubt that all these above-mentioned Digambara saints were greatly respected in the Hoysala kingdom.
An interesting epigraph":9 from Vakkalagere in Kadur jaluk, datad Śaka 1127, corresponding to 1205 A.D., of the time of Ballāla II (1173-1210), the first independent Hoysala monarcb, mentions the erection of a Jina temple, called Yek koți jinalaya, at that place (Vokkalugere), by mahāpradhana Amitayya Dannāyaka. The gift was given to Nayakirti, a Digambara saint. Jain epigraphs have also been found from Kalasa 980 in Mudigere taluk and Chikmāgalur 281.
Jain Epigraphs from Tumkur district :-From Tumkur district of Karnatak, have been discovered, a few Jain epigraphs, some of which, are quite important. The only important Jain epigraph 28, of the 11th century, from this district, comes from Hattana in Tiptur taluk. It is dated in the Śaka year 1000, corresponding to 1078 A.D. At that time, the sovereign lord was Someśvara II and his Hoysala feudatory has also been mentioned. It records the gift of land and other things for the Nakhara Jirālaya of Hattana. Monks, belonging to Mülasangha, Deśiya gana, Pustaka Saccha and Kondakunda anvaya have also been referred to in this epigraph. Another short epigraph288, from this place, of the time of Hoysala Ballāla (1101-1100), mentions a Jain Acārya, called Subhacandra.
A fairly long epigraph 984 from Kaidal in Tumkur taluk of this district, dated Śaka 1073, corresponding to 1150 A.D., of the time of Hoysala Vishnuvardhana (1106-1152), discloses the existence of a sāmanta called Bäcideva, who was a man of great religious catholicity. We are told that this gentleman not only built a Jina temple of the name of Bhima Jinālaya at Kaycāļa (the original name of Kaidal), but also several Brāhmanical temples, including those, dedicated to the gods Siva and Vishnu. Bhima Jinālaya,
