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god of Belgoja. A short epigraph's, from Anevālu in Hunsur taluk of this district, dated 1430 A.D., refers to a temple of the Jain goddess Padmāvati. Another inscription?", from Chamrajnagar tāluk of this district, discovered at a place, called Harave, dated 1482 A.D., mentions some grant for the local Adi-Parameśvara temple. Adi-Paramesvara is apparently the same as Adinātha, the first Tirthankara. From the famous Hanasoge, we have a short Jain epigraph's, of the 15th century, which mentions a Jain merchant, called Bommisetti. Another Jain epigraph, from Mysore district, was discovered from Chamrajnagar and is dated in 1518 A.D. It mentions the local Vijaya-Pārsva temple. Another epigraph, from Hanasoge, dated 1585 A.D.??, records the construction of a few Tirthankara icons.
From Bangalore district we bave a very important Jain epigraph', which was discovered from a place called Kalya. It is dated in Śaka 120, corresponding to 1368 A.D., and the reigning king was the Vijayanagara emperor Bukka I. It refers to an agreement, signed by the Jains of different places of Karnatak with the Vaishṇavas (called in this epigraph Bhaktas) and the latter agreed to protect the Jain temples of Bukka's empire. The emperor himself, according to this epigraph, played a vital role, during the negotiations between the two parties. This proves that this great Vijayanagara king, who was a devout Hindu, was a person of great catholicity, and at the same time, an astute politician. He knew that animosity among the persons, having adherence to different Indian religious systems, would only help the common enemy ... the Muslims. Another epigraph'', from Bangalore district, dated 1427 A.D., mentions a Jina temple called Cokimayya Jinālaya. It was found from a place, called Begūr in Bangalore taluk. It mentions a monk, called Subhacandra, belonging to the Pustaka gaccha.
From Chikmagalur district, we have a few Jain epigraphs.
