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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Contribution of Jainas to Sanskrit and Prakrit Literature
Mātņkās built by one Karpati named Śivarudra Bhatt in Dendi village of Suvarnamañjarī Visaya.
A few inscriptions contain references of the temples of Śakti. The Bhamodra Mota copper-plate grant of Dronasiṁha, dated Vallabhi Sam. 18315 (A. D. 502) mentions a grant of land issued to the temple of Bhagavati Pāndurajjā at Trisangamaka in Hastavapra āharani (modern Hathab near Bhavnagar). A copper-plate grant of Dhruvasena II, dated Valabhi Sam. 32015 (A. D. 639) alludes to a grant of land originally issued by Mahārāja Dronasimha to the temple of Kotammahikā Devī (Mahisāsuramardini) at Trisangamaka. Bhavnagar plates of Dharasena III, dated Valabhi Sam. 30417 (A. D. 623) refers to a temple of Goddess sankarikā in Siravātānaka sthali (near Kalavad) in Saurashtra.
The grants of the Rāstrakūta kings commence with a verse invoking Hari and Hara, while their royal seal bears the emblem of Garuda. These kings were giving donations of cows, lacs of suvarnas (coins) and Drammas to Brāhmaṇas and temples after weighing themselves with Suvarna at the Pattabandha festival.
Surat plates of Rāstrakūta Karkarāja Suvarnavarsa, dated Śaka 74318 (A. D. 821) records a grant of land issued to a Jain Caitya, situated in the locality of Navasárikā (Navsari). The grant provided for the repairs of the Vasatikā attached to the caitya as well as for the expenses for worship in the caitya. The pontiff of the institution belonged to the sena-sangha included in Mula Sangha of the Digambara sect.
Monasteries contained images of deities and received grants of land from kings. Chinchni plates of Indrarāja III, dated śaka 84819 (A. D. 926) records that the Arab governor Madhumath alias Sugatipa of Samyanamandala, established there free ferry on two streams and also a feeding house where śāli rice, curries, and ghee were caterred free of cost. Brāhmana Annaiya constructed a mathikā (monastery) at Samyāna. The governor made a grant of land to the mathikă. The income accruing to it from the endowment was to be utilised for the repairs of the mathikā and also for the offering of naivedya to the goddess Daśami and feeding the nine members of the local Panca-Gaudiyamahā-parsad, the five classes of Gaudiya Brāhmanas being the Sārasvatas, the Kānyakubjas, the Gaudas, the Maithilas and the Utkalas. The grant alludes to Haṁyamana-pauras; i. e. the Parsee community at Sanjan. This reference