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202 / The Răstrakūtas and Jainism
7.5. A beautiful bronze image of Māņikya Jina, with an inscription on its back, of about 970 C. E. gifted by Kundaņasāmi to some basadi was discovered in a coffee estate and is now in the Jaina lamasery at Sravanabeļagola. It is one of the rare and early.metal images of Karņāțadēša. She died on the sepulchral hill at Koppaļa [Nagarajaiah, Hampa : 1999-c: 35-36).
7.5.1. Rājāditya, king and spouse of Kundaņasõmidevi, had another consort called Cangāmbe. Maladhāridēva was her preceptor, Mācaņa was her son, and the best religion of the lord Jia, the victor, was the religion conciously chosen by Gangāmbe, daughter of Krsna-III. Considering that there are no takers in heaven, she had the refined taste of charitable disposistion. By folding her lotus-like hands, accepting the vow of sallēkhanā, she went to the higher world.
With the passing away of virtuous women like Kundaņasāmidēvi and Cangalāmba, who were even famous with the aerial nymphs dwelling in the sky, the very words of charity and righteousness also disappeared from the face of earth.
7.5.2. Bāsabhūpati, son of Būtuga-II, had the impeccable fame equal to that of Kupaņācala. His wife was Kāvanabbarasi. Rambaladēvi alias Rambhā, gem of a woman, a beautiful nymph had the charm of a plantain tree. She was a goddess of learning and her benovalence new no bounds. Her mate, Biraladēva, a prince of the illustrious Cālukyavamsa, was a submarine in the sea of enemies. Realising the vanity and transitoriness of human life, entered nun hood, observed the vow of fasting unto death. While meditating the holy feet of spiritual victor, like the fragrance of the flower, she departed from this mundane world to reach the abode of the blessed.
7.5.3. Ereyabbe, disciple of the learned Mauniyõgi
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