Jain Journal 1999 07

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

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VIKRAMADITYA VI AND JAINISM*
HAMPA NAGARAJAIAH
Preamble
1.1 After the fall of Rastrakutas and the diaspora of the Gangas, the Calukyas, who crushed and succeeded them, eventually took lead and continued uninterrupted pro-Jaina rule: "From inscriptions we understand that Jagadekamalla was a Jaina and had the Jaina biruda mallikāmoda. It is to be noted that all his predecessors from Tailapa downwards were Jains; during the last ten years of his life (A.D. 10321042), Jayasimha was staying in and around Poṭṭalakere (identified with the modern Patancheru near Hyderabad in A.P) with his queens spending time with Saiva teachers and encouraging Śaivism". 1
1.2 The Calukya king Tailapa-II (973-97), and his son Satyasraya Irivabeḍanga (997-1008), were highly indebted to a particular Jaina family of the noble lady Attimabbe.2 Dallapa, his son Nāgadeva and his son Annigadeva; Mallapa and his sons; Punnamayya, the younger brother of Mallapa were the illustrious generals in the army of Tailapa. They fought bravely and in the process Nāgadeva, husband of Attimabbe (daughter of Mallapa) and Punnamayya, younger uncle of Attimabbe, lost their lives on the battle field, the latter on the banks of river Kaveri.3
1.3 Tailapa was the lay votary of Jinacandramuni, the Jaina monk, and Satyāśraya was a lay pupil of Vimalacandra-Panditadeva.4 Daśavarma, his sons Vikramaditya-V(1008-14), Ayyanadeva (101415) and Jagadekamalla Jayasimha (1016-42), his son Trailokyamalla Someśvara-I (1042-68) and his eldest son Bhuvanaikamalla SomeśvaraII(1068-76), were very favourable to Jainism.5 A good number of
* This article was received on 10 March 1999.
1. V. Venkataraya Sastry, 1983: 75-76.
2. Kamala Hampana : Attimabbe and Chalukyas: 1995: pp. 2-5 and 38-40. 3. a) Ranna, Ajitapurāṇam (A.D. 993), canto-I, verse-36.
b) Hampa, Nagarajaiah, Kavivara-Kamadhenu 1996.
4. The preceptor Vimalacandra-Panditadeva died by the rite of sallekhanā in the year C.E. 990: EC (old). VI Müḍagere II. 990 Angadi. p. 242.
5. a) Santararu-Ondu Adhyayana: 1997-A: pp. 119-24.
b) Candrakoḍe: 1997-B: pp. 203-228, 267-78, 420-469.
c) Many inscription have recorded the fact that Jainism flickered into greater brilliancy during their reign.