Jain Journal 1999 07

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

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JAIN JOURNAL : Vol-XXXIV, No. 1 July 1999 ministers, in the presence of nād prabhus, made a grant, free of all imposts, of Būdanagere, certain lands in Bannikere, a garden, two oilmills and certain customs dues in both these towns. The Lokkigundi prabhu Erakanna granted for the decorations of the god, one and a half Lokki-gadyāna, to increase by interest and some land. Grant to the stone mason Kaloja and for the dancing girls was also made on the occasion. Subhacandradeva-munipa, a pupil of MaladhāridevaYamina and the chief abbot of the diocese of Bannikere monastery, was the recipient of the endowments. 101
23.1 Yet another lithic record of the same period records a grant of land made by tahāsāmantādhipati Kālidāsa dandanāyaka to the temple of Jina-Pärsvanātha constructed by Bijjasetti at Kannavuri (Kanura). Arhanandi Bettadadeva, illustrious of the hill, of Kondakunda anvaya Desigagana Postuka-gaccha Piriya-samudāya, belonging to the spiritual lineage of Kondakundācārya, stated to be the teacher (guru) of Bijjideva alias Bijjana or Bijjasețţi. Kālidāsa dandanāyaka granted land with tribhogābhyantara (the king, the god, and Brāhmaṇa) to the Pārsvanātha temple with the prior permission of Tribhuvanamalladeva. 102
24.1 The mahāmaņdaleśvara Ācarāja was the brother-in-law of Āycarāja, the perggade of Abbayagere and a worshipper of Jinapati. Acarāja also protected the old basadis and other temples and respected all religions as his own. 103
24.2 Hermmādi-arasa or Hemma alias Hermma-Māndhātabhūpa, son-in-law of Ereyanga-Hoysala and the governor of Mandali-nāų, made a Jina temple of the Kraņūru-gaña of the Mesapāşāņa-gaccha. The lay disciple of Prabhācandra-Siddhāntadeva, celebrated Bhujabala-GangaHermmāļi Barmmadeva and his Pațta-mahādevi, were bees at the lotus feet of Pārsvajinendra. Having made a caityālaya in Kuntalapura, to provide for the worship, for food to the four-fold congregation and four sects, for repairs of the temple, for making the Jinālaya the chiefstation for all, assembling the chiefs and farmers of Yeďadore-Mandalinād, and charging them to protect the work of merit, washing the feet of their family teacher Prabhācandra-Siddhāntadeva, Hermmādideva made a grant of the village with all rights pertaining, free of all imposts. 104
101. ibid., Sh. 97. 1113. Alahalli (Sh dt-tk) pp. 106-08. 102. SII. xviii. 109. 1112-13. Kannur (Bij dt. tk) pp. 120-22. 103. SII. XI-ii, 163, 1113. Abbigeri or Abbayagere. (Gadag. dt. Ron tk) pp.
209-11. 104. EC VII-i, Sh. 64. 1112. Purule-grāma. pp. 63-69.