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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Gangas, the Pallavas of Kanchi and Rāṣṭrakūtas of Malkhed were staunch Jainas. Western Chalukya Kings Pulakesin II, Vijayaditya and Vikramaditya II, favoured the Jain faith. Dravida Sangha founded at Madura by Vajranandi, a disciple of Pujyapada. Akalanka of Belgola, educated in the Buddha College at Ponnatanagara (Trivatur).
Sandusena, Indusena, Kanakasena, were some of the reputed teachers at
Annamalai.
9th Century: The Tamil country too produced some well-known Jain teachers as Mandalapuruşa Ajjanandi referred to in Jaka Chintamani, Kurandi Aristanemi. After their persecution by Appar and Sambandar, the Jains probably migrated in large numbers to Gangavaḍi and settled at Sravanabelgola. Mulasangha produced remarkable Acharyas-Prabhachandra (who predeceased Jinasena) Gunabhadra, Ajitasena, Dayapala, Vadirāja, Śrīvijaya. Arhadbali divided the Mulasangha of Saravati Gaccha into Sena, Nandi, Deva, Simha Sanghas (L.A. XXI, P. 73).
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K. R. SUBRAMANIAN-Some Noble families of the Eastern Chalukyan Period 615-1070 A.D. (A.I.O.C. VIIth Session, 1933).
Paṭṭavardhini family was... ancient... have served successive sovereigns. We do not hear of the Pattavardhini after the reign of Amma II (945-970) who pays the family the compliment of hereditary officials of the Chameka of this family became a Jain nun.
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Y. K. DESHPANDE: Conclusion-several remains of Jain Antiquity of Vidarbha dating from the 2nd or 3rd century. (A.I.O.C. VIIth Session, 1933).
P 828. Historically it can be shown the province was in touch with the Jain king as far back as 170 B.C..... Like the statues of the Vedic faith the statues of Jain faith are also being unearthed.
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Radhagovinda BASAK-The History of North-Eastern India. Calcutta, 1934.
Pp. 57-8. Cave-temple inscription of 425-26 A.D. discovered in Udayagiri, recording installation of the image of Pariva, by a disciple of acharya Gosarman, of the lineage of acharya Bhadra (Fleet, C. II, III, No. 61) Installation of Jain image at Mathura, mentioned in an inscription dated 432-33 A.D. (E,I. Vol. II, 210).
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