Jain Journal 1972 04

Author(s): Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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APRIL, 1972
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This royal patronage did not result simply in temple-building and grants of land. Far more important than that was the rise of a number of Jaina scholars who wrote masterly works on logic and enriched various branches of literature. Some of these writers were Samantabhadra, Akalanka, Vidyananda, Manikyanandi, Prabhacandra, Jinasena, Gunacandra, and Pampa.
Coming to the late Medieval period (c. 950-1300 A.D.) in the Deccan, the following important Jaina records of the Kalyani Calukyas may be noted :
(1) Parbhani Copper-plate, Hyderabad State, date S. 888. Grant of a village for the shrine Subhadama jinālaya to the poet Somadeva by Arikesari III.
(2) Saundatti Inscription, Belgaum District, S. 902. Grant to a Jina temple by Ratta Santivarman, a feudatory of Calukya Taila II.
(3) Huli Inscription, Belgaum District, S. 966. Construction of a Jina temple and grants to it during the reign of Somesvara I.
(4) Arasibidi Inscription, Bijapur District, S. 969. Akkadevi, during the reign of Somesvara I, granted land to the Jina temple at Vikramapura, 'for the maintenance of the establishment and of the attached friars and nuns, among whom special mention is made of Nagasena Pandita of the Hogari gaccha of the Virasena gaņa of the Mula sangha.
(5) Balagamve Inscription, Mysore State, S. 970. Grant by a private person to a Jaina temple when Mahamandelsvara Cavundaraya, a subordinate of Somesvara I, was holding Balligave.
(6) Mulgund Inscription, Dharwar District, S. 975 (Reign of Somesvara I). Refers to a Jaina Sandhivigrahadhikari Baladeva who gave an estate to Nayasena as trustee for the supply of food to a basti.
(7) Gowarwad Inscription, Dharwar District, S. 993 and 994. (Reign of Somesvara II). Refers to Mahamandalesvara Laksma who granted some estates to the Jaina temple at Annigere ; also refers to the grant of land by General Rachideva for the cult of Kalideva and Jinas.
(8) Gudigere Inscription, Dharwar District, S. 998. Records that Srinandipandita, a Jaina guru acquired possession of some fields