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It registers a gift of wet land for feeding the ascetic in the Kitivilasa Santi Jinalaya by the King's subordinate Mahamandaleśvara Ahavamalla Permanadi, Kamaladeva Siddhanti received the gift.
Pp. 16-17. No. 45-Nalgonda. 43 Kolanupaka.
This record is engraved on the four faces of a pillar (mana-stambha). The entire record appears to belong to the reign of the Western Chalukya king Tribhuvanamalla Vikramaditya VI.
845
It registers gift of the village Panupura to the goddess Ambika of the locality Ambaratilaka, by Mahamandaleśvara Chalukya Ganga-permadi Kumara Somesvara at the request of Sayimayya the army commander. Ambikā must be the Sasanadevara of the Jain Tirthankara Neminatha.
The inscription in its fourth face states that this pillar was caused to be erected in the shrine of goddess Ambika by pergade Keširaja, officer in charge of the religious establishment who was himself a devout Jain. It contains an account of the preceptors of Kanur gana.
P. 21. No. 56.-Raichur. 2 Kopbal.
This inscription is an epitaph, engraved in characters of about the 13th century. It states that it is the memorial in honour of the deceased Gurugala Bhandappa (?) lay disciple of the Jain teacher Chandrasena of Śri-Kopana.
P. 21. No. 57.-Raichur. 3 Kopbal.
This inscription is dated Šaka 803 which corresponds to A. D. 881. that the Jaina teacher Sarvanandi Bhatṭära, disciple of Ekachaṭṭugaga Bhattara of Kunda-Kunda lineage stayed in the Tirtha of the town, performing penance for a considerable time and expired by vow of Sanyasana.
P. 21, No. 59-Raichur, Kopbal.
This damaged inscription engraved in characters of about 13th century, states that it is the Nishidhi memorial of the local merchant Paya (kanna) by disciple of the Jain preceptor who belonged to Mulasangha and Senagana.
P. 21 No. 60-Raichur. 60 Kopbal.
This damaged inscription, engraved in characters of about the 15th century, refers to the carving of the foot marks of the Jain preceptor Devendrakirti on the hill by his disciple Varadhamänadeva
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