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JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY
1249 Traididya, Nemichandra, Śrutakirti Bhattāraka, Vinayendu, Bālachandra, Padmasena, Jayakīrtti, Māghanandi Siddhānti, Jayakirti, Bālachandra Pandita, Prabhāchandra, Srutakirti, Māghanandi Pandita, the guru of Kamalabhava--author of Şantipurāņa.
(2) of the Pustaka gachha of the Müla Sangha :-Gunachandra, Nayakirti, Pandita, Chandra Siddhānti, Nayakinti, Adhyatmi Bālachandra.
(3) Of the Tintriņigachha of the Kranurgama :-Padmanandi, Rāmanandi, Munichandra, Sakalabūshana Traividiya, Sakalachandra, Subhachandra Pandita, Sakalachandra Bhattāraka, Bhanukirti Mālādhikäri, Hemanandi-vādībha-Vajrāmkusa.
(4) Of the Dramila Samgha established by Pujyapāda :--Sripāla Traividya, Vāsupūjya Siddhänti, Vajranandi to whom Vira Ballāla himself gava a grant on December 25th, 1192 A.D. Besides, there were (5) Srutakirti of Sangitapura, the guru of Aggala, (6) Gaņdavimukta Ramchandra, the guru of Janna (7) Munichandra the Guru of Guņavarana, (8) Nandiyogiśvara the Guru of Achanna.
Of the Architecture of the time we have numerous examples : Sahasrakūta Jinalaya at Arasiyakere built by Recharasa ; Säntinātha Basadi and dancing hall at Sravana Belagoļa.
P. 423. Education in the vernacular was especially encouraged by Vira Ballāla, There were centres of higher learning of the Jainas at Sravana Belgola.
P. 424. Literature: The twelfth century is of outstanding importance in the history of Kanada language and Literature ; Champu style in vogue amongst the Jaina poets. Numerous poets. Chief mentioned. The intense religious feeling that underlay the new literary activity could not but be reflected in the works themselves. Thus other faiths came to be criticised rather ruthlessly by the Virasaivas and in their turn by Jaina poets like Brahmaśiva and Vșttavilāsa. But this animosity was rather an exception than a rule. Vira Ballāla patronised all poets without any distinction of caste or creed. Chandramauli who was a Jaina and made grants to Gommateśvara yet patronised the Brahmana poet Rudrabhatta, the author of Jagannatha Vijaya.
P. 425. A characteristic of the literature of the period was a general attempt at purity and simplicity of diction. Nayasena in his Dhasmāmsta condemns the indiscriminate use of Sanskrit and compares it to a mixture of oil and ghee, How
er, a Jaina and Brahmana poets usually follow the old Champu style but manage at the same time to maintain a rimarkable lucidity of thought and ease of expression.
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