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13. A stone inscription from Ariskere (in the Hassan district of Mysore State) of the region of the Hoysala king Narasimha I of A.D. 1168 records the construction of a Jaina basti at (or of the name of) Nakara Jinalaya. A later inscription on the same stone states that the minister Chandramauli (possibly the famous Jaina minister of the same name of the Hoyasala King Ballala II) made grants for the restoration (or repairs) of that temple. Though a Brahmin by caste Chandramauli was a devoted Jain and his own records give the dates 12031204 A.D.
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A Chahmana inscription from Barlut (in the Sirohi district of Rajasthan) on a stone slab kept in the Shantinatha temple contains three parts. The first part records certain gifts in favour of god Shantinatha and of the Manansingha Vihära for the merit of Ra Manan Singh on v.s. 1283 (A.D. 1226); the second part of dated v.s. 1330 states that Ra Abhata along with his sons built the Manansingha Vihara for the merit of Ra Manan Singh, and the third part refers to some pious deeds of Sri Padma Simha of the Pragvata comm mity and to Parnabhadra Suri of Brihad Gachchha.
15. An inscription from Jalor, dated v.s. 1331 (A.D. 1274-75) registers certain grants made by Mahäräjakula Chachigadeva of the Jalor branch of Chahamana dynasty to the god Mahavira installed in the Chandana Vilara,
16. An inscription found at Maheswar records that in v.s. 1627, Saka 1492 (A.D. 1571) one Mandoli Devadasa repaired and restored the ancient Jaina temple of Adinatha at that place. In 1565 rnd 1570 A.D. he had already restored several Saiva temples of the place.
17. An inscription dated Saka 1577 (A D. 1655) on a nishidhi at Sonda (in North Kanara district of Mysore) records the death of the Jain guru Bhatta Kalamkadeva who appears to be identical with the reputed author of Karnataka Šabdanulasana, the celebrated Sanskrit grammar of the Kannada language, and of Manjari Makaranda.
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