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SRAVANA-BELGOLA EPITAPH OF MALLISHENA.
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value is said to record that "many Jainas came from the North to the Kåñcht district in the Kaliyuga 1451, Salivahana-Saka 710,1 in the reign of "Himasitala-Maharaja." It was then a forest, which they cleared and cultivated. In his time a schism arose between the Jainas and the Bauddhas. A kalankadeva overcame the Bauddhas. Some of the Banddhas were intended to be put to death in large stone oil-mills; but, instead of that, were embarked on ships and sent to Ceylon.". The manuscript subsequently treats of " revenue matters in the time of the Honourable Company" (!). These two accounts and verses 20 to 23 of the Mallishêņa epitaph are clearly borrowed from the same source. I would, however, entirely ignore king Himastala of Kanchipura for historical purposes as long as no contemporaneous epigraphical records, but only legends, are available as proofs of his existence.
18. Pushpasêna, appears to have been a contemporary of Akalanka (v. 24), who was referred to in the preceding verses.
19. Vimalachandra' (v. 25). The author of the inscription quotes a verse (26) which records that this preceptor challenged the Saivas, Pasupatas, Bauddhas, Kåpålikas, and Kåpilas in a letter which he affixed to the gate of the palace of a king named (or surnamed) Satrubhayamkara.
20. Indranandin (v. 27).
21. Paravadimalla* (v. 28). The author quotes a verse (29) which this preceptor is represented to have uttered in the presence of a king named Krishnaraja.
22. Aryadeva (v. 30 f.). 23. Chandrakirti (v. 32). 24. Karmaprakriti (v. 33). 25. Šripaladêva, surnamed Traividya (v. 34). 26. Matisagara (v. 35).
27. Hêmasena, surnamed Vidyadhananjaya (v. 36). A verse (37) by him is quoted, in which he addresses an unnamed king and challenges other disputants.
28. Dayâpala [1.], composed the Hitarúpasiddhi (v. 38) and was the disciple of Matisigara and fellow-student of Vadiraja (v. 39). Matisagara was referred to in verse 35, and Vadiraja is described in the next verses.
29. Vadiraja (v. 40 f.). The author quotes three verses (42 to 44) of "the poets." The first verse states that Vadiraja challenged other disputants in the capital of an unnamed Chalukya emperor. The second verse, which refers to "the court of the lord," suggests that the disputation took place in the presence of the emperor himself.
1 Suka-Samvat 710 corresponds to Kaliyuga 8889,- a small error of 2438 years. According to Mr. Bice (p. 45 of the Introduction), the Jains have the traditional date Suka-Samyat 777 for Akalanka's victory over the Bauddban. Dr. Bhandarkar quotes a verse from Jinaabaa's Adipurdya, in which Akalunka is referred to; Report on Skt. MSS. 1883-84, p. 128, verae 68. According to Mr. Pathak, the Adipurdha was composed between Saks. Samvat 705 and 760; Jours. Bo. 41. Soc. Vol. XVIII. p. 827.
Taylor's Catalogue, Vol. III. p. 436 f.
• The same name occurs in the Svētâmbara Paffdvalis; Ind. Ant. Vol. XI. p. 249, No. 35, and p. 258, No. 34.
An undated Tamil inscription at Tirumalai near Polar in the North Aront district records a gift by disciple of Paravedimalla of Tirumalai, who may have been called after that ParuvAdimalla who is referred to in our inscription. See South Indian Inscriptions, Vol: I. p. 105.
Sripala is mentioned in Jinas pa's Adipurdna; Journ. Bo. 41. Soc. Vol. XVIII. p. 222.
A Juina preceptor of this name is mentioned in Nagnvarmaa's Kdoydealóka; see p. xxxvii. of Mr. Kittel's Kesay on Kanaren Literature, prefixed to his edition of Nagararman's Prosody. The Batondvastótra, & short Juins poem by one Vadiraja, has appeared in the Kdoyamald. Part vii, No. 3.
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