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highest honours in aiva religion and with greatest disgust in Jain religion histories respectively.
We can easily estimate the power of his knowledge, personality by the sheer fact that he got the scholar, debater and expert of Jainism, Pallavar ja King Mahendra Varmana-I leave not only Jainism but adopt
aiva religion and order inflicting of heavy casualties on followers of Jainism as per his will.
His other names found in both Jain and aiva literature are:
toimivi
Tiru Appara Appara Tiru N bukasara Dharmasena Tiru N bukasara N yan ra and B ga
Appara was converted from Jainism to aiva religion in the famous town of Tiruv dig . At the time when he was a Jain monk and the c rya of Jain centre and ma ha of P talipurama, his name was Dharma Sena. Immediately after converting to aiva religion he destroyed the famous centre of Jain culture and temple and got a grand aiva temple named Tiruvāļigāī in its place.
A significant aspect of Appara’s life is that he was a distinguished Jain c rya first and then converted to aiva religion and took it to its pinnacle. In the end he again became a Jain monk and was murdered by his same aiva followers and companions to whom he helped achieve the highest positions.
V d ma Simha (Oợay Deva)
His real name was Oday Deva. Being an unbeatable debater and great logician, he was decorated with the title of V d ma Simha.
He wrote three jewels like texts namely 'Sy dv dasiddhi', 'K atra Cād ma i' and 'Gadya Cint ma i’. The rule of king of Kmc , Pallavar ja Mahendra Varman-I is 600 to 630AD. V d ma Simha was also his contemporary. Hence his time is also established as the first half of seventh century AD.
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