Jain Journal 2000 01

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

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HAMPA : THE GANGA MONARCHY AND JAINISM
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kingdom swelled to the brim. Responding to the kings inclination, the prosperous mercantile guilds and individual well-to-do traders endowed the basadis with liberal grants in cash and kind.
Durvinīta (C. 529-79), son of Avinita, was a far greater benefactor of Jainism. He had commissioned a sarvatobhadra Jinālaya at Kogali, a holy pilgrim centre with many basadis. It was the earliest caturmukha basadi in Karnataka, consisting of quadruple images, i.e., a group of four Jinas, either standing or seated, back to back, capped with triple umbrella. Durvinīta was trained under Pūjapāda's care, and has also authored some commentaries.
Mokkara alias Muskara (C. 579-604) who succeeded his father Durvinīta, founded Mokkara basadi, and was an ardent devotee of Puligere-tirtha During the reign of Śivamāra-I (679-725) the Jinālaya at Kellipusūr (Kelsūr in Camarājanagara Dt) continued to receive more and more gifts of land and villages, garden, houses, sites free of all imposts.
The illustrious Śrīpuruşa (725-88) asserted his preference for Jainism. He endowed Kongeśvara Caityālaya in the city of Pērür with lands and gave donation to Lõkatilaka-basadi, Jaina temple par excellence of the world, founded by illustrious Kundācci, a zealot lady votary of Jaina faith, at Śrīpura. Śrīpuruşa gifted Malavalli village to the Tolla caityālaya, extended.favours to the monasteries of Belagola and Nandihills. Prabhācandra, Puspanandi, Candranandi, Kumāranandi, Kirtinandi, Vimalacandra and other Jaina partriarchs and śāntisena Abbegaļu, Jaina nun were commanding respect from all quarters. Tollagrāma caityāla enjoyed royal patronage.
King Duggamāra (C.E. 788), son of Śrīpuruşa, who was behind Jainism, erected Duggamāra basadi at Hebbalaguppe and Nārāyana Peruńcattan was the architect. Faithful adherents of surrounding villages granted six khandugas of wet-land and another 6 khoặdugas of dry land
Śrīvijaya sēnādhipati, commander of the army of Lõkatrinētra Mārasimha-I (C.E. 796), an ardent devetee of Jina, had built Jaina temples at a number of places, villages, towns, on the bank of river, on mountains, in islands and near tanks. Of them, a lofty and grand Jinabhavana at Manne was imposing. This basadi was patronised by the Rāştrakūta king Govinda-III in C.E. 802. A grant, free of all imposts was year marked for the dancers, singers and drummers of this basadi.
Jainism rose to the status of a state religion, when the king Śivamāra-II himself had embraced Jainism at the instance of Tõraņācārya and commissioned four basadis at Belgoļa, Kummadavāļa, Hebbalaguppe and Mulivalli. Rācamalla-I (816-43)