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164 / The Rāstrakūtas and Jainism
were proud parents of two brilliant and talented sons, Pampa, the greatest of Kannada poets, being elder and Jinavallabha, a genius in three languages was younger. Monk Dēvēndra was the preceoptor of Pampa. A suggestion of the scholars that Dēvēndramunindra, a celebrity among the ascetics mentioned in the Sravanabelagola epigraph and the guru of Pampa, are identical, needs further substantial proof. But, his identity with Dēvēndramuni mentioned in another charter (EA. vol. II. p. 31) is valid. Subhanandi, Gandavimukti Bhatāra, and Candraprabhayati were monk students of Dēvēndramunindra, who was a big name when Krsna-II was on the throne. Jayanandi Siddhanti Bhatāra, co-existant Jaina seer heading the Pandarangapalli cloister, was also a guru of Pampa and Jinavallabha. Jayanandi Bhațāra flourished in the life span of Indrarāja-III. Jayanandi, an adept in Jaina philosophy, belonged to the great Kondakunda ecclesiastical cohort of school called Dēsiga gana potthage vamsa. He was the chief of the Jaina diocese with its monastery at Pandarangapalli. Pampa was also, in the beginning, a student who studied under Jayanandi at the Pandarangapalli convent.
5.8.4. For his invaluable accomplishment in the field of creative literature, Pampa was endowed with Dharmavura village and other rare gifts by his patron king Arikēsari-II. To the north of Dharmavura existed a huge hill called Vrşabhagiri, named after Rşabha, the first ford maker. On the front face of Siddhasile, to the south of the Vrşabhagiri, Jinavallabha, ardent follower of śramaņa faith commissioned, with great devotion, a Jina shrine called Tribvhuvana-tilaka, and many images of Jinas, the victors. He constructed a tank called kavitā-guņārņava, after the title of Pampa, his eminent brother. He also caused to be made a garden called Madana-vilāsa.
5.8.5. Pampāryyānujam=atra Bhima tanujam
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