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had extreme popularity as an epigraphic mangala. · Pramāna-samgraha of Akalanka has this Mangala ; Akalanka (last quarter of the seventh century A.D.) is the author of this famous Mangala verse.
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H.C. Seth.--Chandragupta Maurya and the Meharauli Iron Pillar Inscription (N.I.A., Vol. 2, 1939-40), Pp. 625-633.
In the new Indian Antiquary (No. 3 June 1938 Pp. 188 ff.), Dr. O. Steen has discussed my views (Inscriptional Evidence of Candragupta Maurya's Achievements J.I.R. XVI, 1937, 117 ff.) that Candra of the Meharauli Iron Pillar Inscription is identical with Chandra Gupta Maurya. Difficulties raised by Dr. O. STEIN regarding the identification of Candra with Candragupta Maurya is met. The inscription is an eulogy of some great pre-Gupta King, who himself had erected the iron column, but the inscription was incised on it in the early Gupta period, perhaps in the reign of Samudra Gupta, This pre-Gupta Candra of Meharauli inscription is the first great Maurya--Candragupta.
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B. J. SANDESARA.--Inscriptions on some Jain Bronzes. (Shri Forbes Gujarati Sabha Traimāsik, Vol. IV, 1940).
Pp. 448-54. Gujarati text. Inscriptions from 28 Jain bronze images from Kusumbiawad and 6 from Sander in Pătan district ; the earliest is dated Syt. 1296 (1352 A.D.).
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BHATTACHARYA, S.-Select Asokan Epigraphs. Calcutta, 1941. .
P. 36. Asoka's gift of two cave temples to the Ājivikas in the 12th year of his reign (Barābar cave inscription)--a speciman of Asoka's toleration.
P. 52. Asoka's gift of cave in nineteenth year to Ajivikas.
P. 63. Employment of Mahämätras to look after Nirgranthas by Aśoka mentioned in Pillar edicts.
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PANCHAMUKHI, R.S.-Karnatak Inscriptions, Vol. I. Dhārwār, 1941.
Pp. V.VI. Intro.--Adur called Gangi-Pāņdivura next to Aihole a famous Jain centre in the 7th century A.D. spread of Jainism in Karnataka and patronage given to it by Chālukyan and Kadamba rulers. Ravikirti an officer and poet in the court
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