History of Early Ganga Monarchy and Jainism

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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trusted to the chief of the friars, with pouring water in the manner of devabhoga. Sivamāra was ruling
Kaļvappu-100 nād. 4.5.6 One of the rare inscriptions of the reign of king
Sivamāra-I, records the upkeep of the temple cattle. This epigraph records a grant of a garden for the maintainence of cattle kept for the service of the god in a Jaina temple [MAR . 1925. 106. 7th-8th cent. Kulagāņa (ch dt): 1WG: No. 36] Koligama - and Kuligama are the variants of
Kulagāņa.
Sustenance of Sripuruṣa 4.6 The illustrious Sripurusa (725-88), grandson of Śivamāra
1, asserted his preference for Jainism. Two of his charters in particular bear the stamp of his love for the Jaina creed (EC. IV (BLR) Ng. 85; MAR. 1920. p. 23). While camping at Perūrapura, he endowed the Kongeśvara caityālaya with lands [1WG : No. 41: pp. 152-54). Elsewhere, he gave gifts of Ponalli village to the Lokatilaka basadi, par excellence of the world, which was built by Kundācci during his regime [ibid. No. 48 pp. 188-89]: gift of the Malavalli village to the Toļļa caityālaya (ibid; No. 71: pp: 253-56), and some memorial stones were raisedfor mahāprabhu Gopayya at Belavatte (EC. V (R) My. 117. 8th c.p. 266), for friar Prabhācandra at Belagola [EC. 11(R): No. 1. pp. 3-4] and for pontiff Puspanadi at Bastipura [EC. IV(R). Ko. 91-92.8th cent). The lone Jaina lithic record on Nandihills, also belong to the period of Śripuruşa [MAR. 1920. pp. 23-24]. The two temples, Lokatilaka basadi and Srivijaya-Arhadāyatana at Manne
need in extenso coverage. 4.7.1 Candranandi was head of Mūla sangha-Nandi sangha
Eregittūrgana Pulikal gaccha (EC. X (BLR) Mr. 72. 5-6 cent. pp. 207-08]. Kumāranandi was his disciple and Kirtinandi Ācārya was the disciple of Kumāranandi, whereas Vimalacandra Ācārya was the chief disciple of