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epigraph from the same place , is assigned to the 12th century, and mentions Hariscandradeva of the abovementioned sangha and anvaya. A third image epigraph 850, from the same place, discloses the name of the donor Hariyanna Heggade, who is described as the lay disciple of Nayakirti, mentioned above. It has been conjectured that this Nayakirti, should be identified with the homonymous monk, of the same name, who died at Śravana Belgola in 1176 A.D.851
Mullur, in Somayarapet taluk, was a celebrated centre of Jainism, from the lith century. According to an undated epigraph from the Pārsvanātha basadi of this place 858, Pochabbe, the mother of Rājādbirāja Kongāļva (a Coļa feudatory), a lay disciple of Gunasena Pandita of Nandi Sangha and Arungala anyaya, built a temple there. However, according to another epigraph858, dated Śaka 980, corresponding to 058 A.D., found from the same temple, it was built by Sri Rājendra Kongālva's father. So there is reason to believe that this Pārsvanātha temple was jointly built by this king and his Jain queen Pochabbe. It is interesting to note that in almost all the epigraphs of the Korgālva kings, found from Pārsvapātha basadi of Mullur, the name of Gunasena Pandita, is conspicious by its presence. He was treated as a royal guru and his death is recorded in a somewhat bigger epigraph 35, found from this basadi. According to this inscription, this great Digambara saint breathed his last in Saka 86, corresponding to 1064 A.D. Another undated epigraph888, records that Mallisheŋadeva, of Arungalānvaya and Nandisangha had the basadi (of Šāntinātha) re-consecrated.
Earlier Jain epigraphs have been found from Biliyur in Viraja pet taluk and. Peggur and Nallur of the same taluk. The epigraph from Biliyur 360, is dated in Śaka 809, corresponding to 887 A.D. This epigraph has been discussed in the earlier volume 357, of the present work. The Peggur epigraph858, dated Śaka 899, corresponding 977 A.D.,
