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remove scars of mass destruction on Jainism, what to talk of revival of the same.
Texts such as 'Periya Pur a' and 'Sthala Pur a' of aiva religion credit Tiru J nasambandhara, Tiru Appara, King Sundara Pāņḍya, his queen and prime minister for this mass destruction of Jainism in Tamilnadu and establishment of aiva religion there.
aiva saint, primarily J nasambandhara gave the foremost credit to the queen and prime minister of King Sundara Pāṇḍya amongst the 63 prominent personalities for supporting the success of this uprising of aiva religion in Tamilnadu.
There are many inscriptions and writings available which prove that even these destructive attacks on Jainism, Jainism continued to prosper in several parts of Tamilnadu for the next 4 to 5 centuries. Some of these places even continued to remain as the main centres of preaching and propagating Jainism. Again Cola dynasty emerging as a powerful dynasty started treating Jains in a friendly and supporting manner. They started donating villages, land and money to several Jain temples and ma has in different parts of Tamilnadu. With such gestures, Jainism though could not overcome the destructive invasion of aivas, but continued to prosper and make Jainism powerful.
Del Mahattara
During the first quarter of Vikram 7th century and V.N. 11th century, a great c rya, Del Mahattara by name existed. He was the disciple of great propagator of Jainism, debater par excellence and scholar c rya Sr and teacher of Durg Sw m and r Siddhar i author of great spiritual text 'Upmiti Bhava Prapamca Kath. According to writings of Siddhar i, he (Dela mahattara) was the c rya of Niv atti clan and an authority of his time in astrological sciences. Del Mahattara wandered many times in L a Prade a and did great services to Jainism by teaching and preaching Jainism there to many people.
A great female monk scholar, S dhv Ga was his disciple. She wrote the correct and beautiful first copy of the immortal religious text ‘Upmiti Bhava Prapamca Kath' authored by Siddhar i.
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