Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature

Author(s): Vasantkumar Bhatt, Jitendra B Shah, Dinanath Sharma
Publisher: Kasturbhai Lalbhai Smarak Nidhi Ahmedabad

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Proselytism of Jaina Shrines in post-medieval Karnataka
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Jaina shrines into Muslim mosques. Dēvacandra cites particular incident of the Jaina caves at Candradronahill being requisitioned by the fakirs.
Another Jaina author, Candrasāgara Varni alias Brahmanānka, a contemporary of Devacandra, is also vociferous and highly vocal above this fact.
Rameśvara temples of Harakere and Tattēkere near Shimoga have undergone a lot of changes after their conversion. Rāmēsvara temple at Harakere was a patta-Jinālaya, Jaina shrine of the palace, of Mandali-Thousand rulers during 11th cent. Mahā-mandaleśa Bhujabala Ganga Permmādi Barmmadëva, his crown-consort, four sons and a grand son, all the seven dignitories made grants of land (specified), in the year C. E. 1065. At the near by Tattakere village is a small shrine called Ramēśvara gudi. But, originally a Jaina temple existed at that place, founded by Nokkayya, a minister. A Jaina templé by name Ganga-Jinālaya, built in 11th cent. at Purulēgrāma (Shimoga Dt and Tk) has been converted into Vira-Somēśvara temple. Another inscription, on the pedestal of the Linga, contains information above Jaina basadi and of Nēmicandra-bhattarakadeva, chief preceptor of the basadi.
Two inscriptions (Arie 1962-63, No. B-762-763, 'Intro,' p. 35, parah-4) engraved respectively on the right and left niches in the mandapa of the Mahadeva temple at Gorata (Bidar Dt) refer to the images of the Jaina deities which were dedicated by the disciples of Tribhuvanasēna Siddhāntadeva and Munisuvrata Siddhāntadeva. It is obvious that the present Mahadēva temple was formerly a Jaina basadi and the Jaina images on the door-jamb support this. Of the two preceptors noted above, it is probably to the former's death that epigraph number 767, also from the same place, refers. The date of the latter record is C. E. 1130.
Śrī Rangasvāmi shrine at Honnūru (Mysore Dt, Periyāpațna Tk) was a Jinālaya with the mūlanāyaka Jina bearing the nāma, lines on the forehead, after was appropriated by the Vaisnavas. Jina Pārsva basadi at Hatna (Mandya Dt, Nāgamangala Tk) has become Sri Virabhadrasvāmi sanctuary. The image of Arhat Pārsva set up on the pedestal has been replaced with the idol of god Virabhadra.
Mahāpradhāna Malla, Bäca and his son Pāyisetti constructed Anantanātha Tīrthankara basadi at Kalkēri (Bijāpur Dt, Sindagi Tk) around circa 12th cent. C. E. Later in the year C. E. 1244, at the request of Kamalasēna muni, a Jaina pontiff, the settiguttas, the Mummuridandas and the 200 Maha