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114/The Raṣṭraküṭas and Jainism
Gangaraja placed Karṇāṭaka on a pedestal that was held in high deference.
5.2.4. The Raṣṭrakūtas ruled greater Karṇāṭāka, the expansion of which was their own achievement. With their political will, dazzling victories, dauntless courage, Karṇāṭaka stood as a territorial unit. Political sway and cultural impact of Karṇāṭaka, during this epoch, extended to the regions beyond her geographical boundaries. Karnataka culture traversed to the rivers Narmada and Gōdāvari belt. Definitely, in the matters of scholarly pursuits, religious faiths, and philosophical thoughts, the wake of political expansion followed other influences. Impact on the socio-economic life, cultural factors, expanded in all directions of the of vast kingdom. Kannada from its initial stage. Its Rāṣṭrakūta dynasty was in the grip Kannada affinity was cemented after their association with the Gangas.
5.2.4.1. Very many lithic records of the Raṣṭrakūtas are written in Kannada script, and many of them are in Kannada language also. Their love of Kannada was so deep rooted that they were not embarrassed to fix their Kannada epigraphs beyond the boundaries of Karṇāṭaka. An inscription of Kṛṣṇa-III, composed in ornate Sanskrit literary style, engraved in Kannada found at Jūrā [Mahārāṣṭra: Jabalpur Dt] validate their zeal for Kannada. The Rāṣṭrakūta's of Gujarat have used Kannada for the sign - manual in the Sanskrit records. Personal names like Ariga, Asaga, Baddega, Khottiga, Gojjiga, Naraga, Govindara, Kannara, Rēvakanimmadi et cetara, substantiate the influence of Kannada in this age. There are other corroborative evidences to prove it beyond doubt.
Early Agama literature in Kannaḍa
5.3. A proper understanding of the scope and
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