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(2) Ruler: Mrgeśavarman, grandson of Kākusthavarman, who ruled between 475-490 A.D.: 405 Grant records that in the third year of his reign, the king granted some fields for the cleaning of the Jina temple and for the image-worship with ghee.406
(3) Same ruler: 4th year of his reign: The village granted was to be shared equally by the Svetapatas, Nirgranthas, and the Arhat.407
It may be noted that the inscription is important inasmuch as it reveals the existence of the Svetāmbaras in the south under the Kadambas, to whom this king of the dynasty treated equally with the Digambaras (Nirgranthas).
(4) Same ruler: 8th year: The king built a Jinālaya, and granting lands for it handed it over to the Kūrcakas for their maintenance.408 It may be noted that these Kūrcakas were naked ascetics.
(5) Ruler: Ravivarman: He passed orders for the celebration of the festival of Jinendra for eight days from the full-moon day of Kārtika out of the revenues of the village Pumkhețaka granted for that purpose. The ascetics were also to be supported during the four months of the rainy season, and the people were asked to perform worship of the Jinendra.409
(6) Ruler: Ravivarman: grant of land to the Jina temple 410
(7) Same ruler: Grant of land by the king's brother Bhānuvarman for the ablution ceremony, to the Jainas.411
(8) Ruler: Harivarman: grant of a village to the Kūrcakas under Vārişeņācārya, in the 4th year of his reign: Purpose of the grant was to anoint the Arhat with butter and for the purpose of feeding the Kūrcakas.412
(9) Same ruler: 5th year of his reign: Grant of a village at the request of his feudatory, Bhānusakti of the Sendraka family, for the use of the Aharişti Sramaņas under Dharanandi,413
(10) Ruler: Devavarman: grant of land to the Yāpanīya sect of the Jinas.414
405. MORAES, op. cit., p. 71. 406. I. A., Vol. VII, pp. 36-37, No. XXXVI. 407. Ibid., p. 38; No. XXXVII. 408. FLEET, 1. A., vi, p. 25. 409. Ibid., VI, p. 27. 410. Ibid., pp. 29-30; also JA., xii, 2, pp. 71-72. 411. 1. A., VI, p. 29. 412. Ibid., p. 31. 413. Ibid., p. 32.
414. Ibid., VII, pp. 34-35. For details about the Yapaniyas, see UPADHYE, BUJ., 1, pt. VI, May, (1933), pp. 224-31.
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