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found inside the San Thome Cathedral (Antiquities from San Thome and Mylapore by Rev. Hosten. 1936, P. 182).
An invocatory verse in honour of Neminātha at Mylapore in Neminātham, a Tamil work of the 12th century A.D. (Neminātham by K. R. Govindaraja Mudaliar, (The Saiva Siddhanta Publication). The Tamil work Tondamandalasadakam says (verse 32) that the author of Neminātham was a Jain poet Kalandai in Tondamandalam.
P. 106. Another. Tamil work Tirunurrandadi by Avirodhalvar (14th century) mentions the shrine at Mylapore. Association of Jains with Mylapore dates even from the Tāvāram days. Tirujñana-Sambandar in his Pumpävaipadikam says, that the miracle that he perforined was witnessed by the Jains. An ancient temple of Andinātha at Pulal 9 miles north-west of Madras-(Madras Ter-Centenary Commemoration Vol. p. 358). Two stone images of Mahāvīra discovered in Villivakkam, about 3 miles north of Madras (A. R. E. 1911 p. 5). Another image of Mahāvīra from Ponnamalle (A. S. Ind. An. Rep. 1926-27, p. 231). A Jain Palliat Kunnathur and Mangadu (Ins. No. 224 of 1929-30 and 358 of 1908).
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T. N. RAMACHANDRAN. Cave temple and paintings of Sittannavasal (Lalit Kala, No. 9, April. 1961), New Delhi, 1962. Pp. 30 to 54-Plates XI to XXI (coloured 4 and 24 figures and a plan of the temple).
Sittannaväsal-a village about ten miles north-west of the Town of Pudukkottai was a flourishing centre of Jainism from the 3rd century B. C. to the 13th century A.D. Tamil equivalent of this name is Sirpaņņal-Vayil means the abode of the great men or siddhas or arhats. 17 beds in a natural cavern locally called Eladipattam for Jaina monks as in Barabar hills, Khandagiri-Udayagiri caves, Ucchipilliyar rock caves and in Anamalai, Alagarmalai, Ivarmalai, Tiruvallam, Tirupparankuram and Alurittimalai in South India, Most of beds inscribed. The first bed contains a Tamil inscription in Brahmi of about 3rd and 2nd century BC. This bed was used from 3rd-2nd centuries B. c. to 7th century A. D. by Jaina monks. Tamil inscriptions on other beds discussed. Text of all given. I
On the western side of this hilly tracts in a Jain rock cut cave tempic reproducing the architectural features of the Pallava king Mahendra-varman I (7th century A. D.) whose early faith was Jainism. Architectural and sculptural details discussed. Paintings on Architerave, pillars and ceiling and its technique discussed. Date of the Paintings--7th and 9th centuries A. D.
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