History of Early Ganga Monarchy and Jainism

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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Jinalaya at Pennegadanga; eighty gadyana of gold and 800 measures of paddy of Biliyūru was also remitted to the above basadi. These gifts were entrusted to Sarvanandideva, a monk disciple of Śivanandi Siddhantideva [1WG: No. 106: C.E. 888 pp. 325-26; EC. 1(R) No. 2]. While recording the regnal year in the inscription, Śrīpañcami, Jaina religious rite that is performed before Nandiśvara puja is also mentioned.
6.3.1 The love of religion found its expression in a refined aesthetic taste at the Trikūṭa basadi, later extended into a Pañca-Kuṭa-basadi at Kambadahalli. It is attributed to late 9th century [Srinivasan, K.R. : Aspects of Jaina Art and Architecture, (eds) Shah, U.P. and M.A Dhaky,: 1975 : 171, Soundara Rajan, ibid pp. 145-46, Sharma: 1992: 161], and to the third quarter of 10th century [Dhaky, M.A., Ganga Jaina Sculpture - Aspects of Jaina Art and Architecture, p. 197]. The Santinātha basadi in the Pañcakūṭa temple complex at Kambadahalli is regarded as a fine specimen of the terminal stages of the Ganga art [Dhaky: ibid, p. 197-98].
6.3.2 Kambadahalli Pañcakūṭa-basadi has stood the test of time to vouchasafe the religious fervour of the Gangas. The elegant 16 metre high Brahmastambha, with an open square phalaka as capital, carries a seated two handed Yakṣa image on top of it. Thus it has lent the name to the village as Kambada-halli, a Kannada form which, if translated freely, takes the form of stambhagrama in Sanskrit. "The central navaranga pattern recalls the typical Calukya-Rastrakūta examples exemplified by a carved vitana depicting dikpalakas around a large figure of standing Dharanendra Yaksa holding a bow in left in Kodandarama fashion and a conch in the right hand, blowing like Kṛṣṇa. He is shaded by a five hooded serpent and is flanked on the ceiling in Bogara basadi both