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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
Jinadevana disciples of Ajitasena dedicated a temple to him at Śravana belgoļa. Composition of Hitarūpasiddhi by Dayapāla, a disciple of Matisāgara and student in the capital of Chalukyan king Jayasimba. Srivijaya, a contemporary of Vădirāja.
. Mention of Arhadbali--his division of Mulasangha of Saraswati Gaccha into four Sanghas Sena, Nandi, Deva, Simha--a disciple of Guņabhadra.
Gangavati-a Jain centre under the Gangas. Rāstrakūța's favour to Jainism.
Pp. 296-209. Jaina Practices. Ascetism of Digambara Jains discussed.
Pp. 210-214. Doctrine of Jainism-influx of Brahminism-Suppression of Jains under Choļas-Anti-Jainic Western Chālukyas. Kalachuris though Jains could not check Saivism and Lingāyat Schism. Jainism-its prosperity in Mysore. The fall of the Rāshtrakūta, a calamity to Jainism-Gangavādi a Jain centreChola persecution--in Gangavāļi hence decay to Jainism.
P. 215. Development of figure and animal sculpture was largely the result of the earlier attempts which the Jains had made in embellishing their temples and Samavasarana structures with sculptures of gods and goddesses.
Pp. 222-226. An independent Jain style of architecture embodied in temples --- style of the temples closely allied by the Buddhist. The Jain stupas of the Asokan period-memorials of the dead and not symbols of any religious cult. Existence of Vesara style in Jain temples-fully discussed Chalurmukha or chaumukhas in Jain temples--fully described. The collonaded portico with pointed dome a distinctive Jaina style--creation of 3 celled temples for Tirthankaras rakshas and Yakshinis,The structural planning of the Chālukyas, Kadambas and the Hoysalas-inspired by their Jain faith. Jain style--pressed northword as far as Ellora (in 7th & 8th century) taking Dravidian elements-Indrasabhä and Jagannātha sabhā cave temples : an extension of Jain style in the north.
List specimens of early. Jain architecture.
Pp. 226-229. Mention of Basadi of wood built by Mādhava on Mandali hill. Avinita and Durvinita patrons of Jainism-Srivijaya his erection of temple. Jain temple constructed at Gudalur by Kandachehi the chief characteristics of a Jain temple--fully described.
P. 234. Later Jain temples of the Gangas-followed Dravidian style-geneology and style, fully described.
P. 236. Photo--Chauņdarāya Basti.
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