History of Early Ganga Monarchy and Jainism

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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Tattekere Basadi 8.2.1 A charter of tenth century of the period of Rācamalla-III
(933-38), records the gift of wet fields for the maintanence, situated under the Taţtikere tank, to a basadi (IWG:No. 150. pp. 469-70 : Ichavadi (Sh. dt/tk)]. The Ganga king Nanniya Ganga, brother of Mārasingan, was the donor and the benificiary of the gift free from all hindrance, was Prabhācandra Siddhāntadeva chief of the pattada basadi which also had the cognomen tirthada-basadi. Pattamahādevi, first wife and the principal queen of Kșitipālaka Nanniya Ganga, also granted money to the above tirthada basadi, chief temple of royal recongition (MAR 1923. No. 113. 10th cent. pp. 114-15). This temple continued to enjoy the support of the palace in the successive centuries [EC. VII-i (BLR) sh. 10. 1085). Pergade Nokkayya, a lay disciple of Prabhācandra Siddhāntadeva of Krāņur gaña, Meşapāşaņa gaccha, was a regular wor
shipper of Taţtekere basadi. 8.2.2 The Ichavādi inscription (C.E. 1121-22] has also men
tioned that the tirthada basadi of Taţtekere was constructed and enjoyed an extra allowance of money and other facilities by the members of the Ganga royals. (MAR 1923. No. 113. p 115. line 23). It further states that the above tirthada basadi was first built of wood (ibid). A similar statement is found in another inscription in the same vicinity (EC. VII-i (BLR) Sh. 4 1121]. One more reference of a similar nature comes from an epigraph of CikkaHanasoge. It states that the local Desigagana basadi had the cognomentirthada-basadi and the Ganga kings made extra provision to that temple for several generations (EC.
V (R) Kn. 25. 11-12th cent. p. 17). Tippūru Basadi 8.3 A basadi was commissioned by Mañaleyara, as far back
as C.E. 916-17, during the reign of the Nitimārga