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the Arungala anvaya, including Mallisheņa, Šripäla Traividya and his disciple Vāsupūjya II are also mentioned here, which once more, proves that the Digambara monks, of this line, were indeed extremely influential in the Hoyala kingdom, We are further told that the icon of Pārsva, in this temple, was built by Pushpasena muni, who was one of the disciples of Vāsupujya II, Another disciple of Vāsu pūjya II, namely Vpsbabhanátha, was made the priest of the temple.
These great Jain saints of the Arungala anvaya arc, once more, mentioned in the Markuli epigraph*50, from Hassan taluk, dated śaka 1095, corresponding to 1173 A.D., of the reign of Ballála II (1173-1220). This epigraph informs us that Bucimayya, a dignitary of the court of Ballāla II, built a temple, called Trikuţa Jinālaya at Marikali (the earlier name of Markuli) and made some gift, which was entrusted to Vāsāpūjya II, the celebrated disciple of Śripala Traividya.
From Arsikere, has been discovered, an epigraph 360, dated Śaka 1141, corresponding to 1219 A.D., of the reign of Ballāla II (1173-1220), the famous Hoysala king. It records the construction of the celebrated Sahasrakūta Jinālaya at Arasiyakere by Recarasa, a minister of Kalacurya stock. The gift was given by him to Sāgaranandi Siddhāntadeya, the disciple of Subhacandra Traividya, who was the disciple of Māghanandi Siddhāntadeva, belonging to Pustaka gaccha and Ingaleśvara bali. We are further told, in this epigraph, that the Jain devotees of this town, also built another Jina temple at an enormous cost. Another temple, dedicated to śāntinātha, was also built by the people of this town.
An epigraph961 from Hirehalli, in Belur taluk, dated 1170, corresponding to 1248 A.D., mentions the construction of a shrine, dedicated to a Jain monk, called Perumäledeva by a chief called, Adi-Gavuqda. Another epigraph, dated 1257 A.D., from this place, is known. It also men
