History of Early Ganga Monarchy and Jainism

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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contacts with far flung Jaina centres like Sravanabelagola Kogaļi, Koppaļa, Annigere, Manne, Puligere, Mulgunda, Naregal, Hanasoge, Kellangere, Hombuja and at some places in Tamilnadu [Ekambaranathan and
Sivaprakasam: 1987]. 10.2 Sivarāja, sun in the sky of the famous Ganga family,
followed Jaina faith; his beloved, follower of Jaina creed, praised by the multitude of scholars was Ayyākrtale. Māra, their son, was a sole hero and a tree of plenty; Kammale, wife of Māra, was the abode of graceful charm and the multitude of good qualities, stamped her glory on earth; and was to be considered as equal to Sīta and Attimabbe [EC. IV (R) Hs. 16, 1124, Rāmpattaņa, pp. 48992]. Caţtama alias Cattamayya, and Cāma, two sons of Māra and Kammale, were the propagators of rule of the Poysaļas and the proper illuminators of imperishable unique doctrine of Jina on earth. Catta, the sandhivigrahi, minister of war and peace, was the original foundation pillar of the Poysaļa kingdom; celebrated Ajitamunindra was his preceptor. Cattamayya was a mahāpradhāna, and daņdanāyaka. His brother Cāvana, caused two jinabhavanas with vimāna at (P) Herijādi of Torenādu for the parokşa-vinaya of their mother and granted lands (specified), free of all interruptions by pouring of libation water. Kañcarasa, a mahamandalesvara, who bore the titles of Konguņivarmma and Ganga Mārtanda, was a scion of the Ganga dynasty. An inscription of Kalabhavi (Belgaum dt) records the renewal of grant of the village Kummudavāda to Jaina teacher for the basadi caused by mahāmaņdaleśvara Saigotta permmānandi alias Sivamāra of the Ganga family (ARIE 1960-61 Nos. 378, 379 and 387, C. 11th cent. C.E. p. 26; 1A. XVIII.pp.30911.] Another epigraph of C. E. 1051, discovered recently