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tors, namely, Siddhāntadeva Muni, has been described, in this epigraph, which is dated in Saka 1337, corresponding to 1415 A.D., as emerging victorious in debates against the Buddhists, the Cārvākas, and the philosophers, versed in Sãňkhya, Yoga, Prabhākara and other systems. The other epigraph10, from this place, dated 1466 A.D., describes Bhārangi as an important Jain tirtha and also mentions several monks, belonging to the 'Pustaka gaccha and Desi gana. It records the demise of Samanta Bullapa, who was a dedicated Jain.
The well-known Balgambe supplies an important epigraph"1, dated 1319 A.D., of the time of Hoysala Ballāla III, It mentions the famous Mallikāmoda Jina temple, dedicated to śāntinātha. This particular temple, as we have already noticed is, is mentioned in a Śravaņa Belgola epigraph, dated 1:00 A.D. This epigraph further montions some gift to a sage called Padmanandi, for the maintenance of this temple, which was originally built in the early 11th century.
Two Jain epigraphs18, from Tavanandi in Sorab taluk of this district, both dated Śaka 1301, corresponding to 13'9 A.D., of the time of the Vijayanagara emperor Harihara II (1377-1404) show that this place was an important Jain centre. The first epigraph discloses the name of a temple, dedicated to śāntinātha, of this place, which is called by the name of Tavanidhi, in this epigraph. From Udri, in the same Sorab taluk, we have several Jain epigraphs, of which two1are dated in the reign of the Vijayanagara emperor Harihara II (1377-1404). The first mentions the achievements of the Jain general Baicappa and the second gives the names of some Jain monks of this place (called by the name Vuddbare), at least a few of whom, were actively engaged in building and repairing Jain temples in Karnatak in the 14th century. A saint of this line, called Munibhadra, a contemporary of Harihara II, has been represented in the second epigraph as the builder of a Jina temple, called Hisugala basadi and as
