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P. 461. Two Jain monuments at Śravana Belgoļa both creations of Chāmundaraya, the minister of the Ganga King Rācamalla IV ; Chāmund-rāya basadi on the side of the Chandragiri hill ; built orginally about A.D. 980 although in its present form the structure is typical of Chola architecture of early twelfth century. The other is monolithic image of Gommata on the Indrabttea hill (A.D. 983).
P. 462. One feature common to Jain temples of the South is the mänastambha standing in front of the temple on a wide square base of several moulded steps ; the column generally square in the lower part, circular above, bears shallow flutes crossed by lateral bands at regular intervals'. The capital is generally a fluted vase supporting an elaborate super-structure carried on an abacus supported by figures of rampart gryphons. Some of these free standing pillars are over 50 feet in height.
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P. 3. Kumkuma-Mahadevi (C. 708 A.D.). Among the early philanthropistsKumkuma Mahadevi, the younger sister of the Cālukya King Vijayāditya (696734 A.D.); responsible for the construction of a Jain temple (Jina bhavana) at Purigere (Lakshmeśvara, Dharwar Distt.). Vijayāditya made the gift of an entire village called Guddigere for its maintenance.
Pp. 6-7. Dānacintämaņi Attimabbe (C. 993 A.D.). Born in a family of learned men, her grandfather was a renowned Jain named Nāgamayya who had two sons, Mallappayya and Ponnamayya. General Mallappayya, the father of Attimabbe, was a great scholar, a reputed astrologer, an excellent teacher of archery. He had another doughter named Gundamabbe. Both married to Nāgadeva, commander-in-chief of the Calukyan armies and son of Dhallapa, the Prime minister. Attimabbe prepared a thousand manuscript copies of Ponna's Šāntinātha Purana. She patronised the famous court-poet Ranna (author of Gadayuddha). At her instance he wrote Ajita Purāņa. She made one thousand and five hundred golden images of Jina. She constructed a number of bastis.
P. 12. Santaladevi (1117-1131 A.D.) a Jain-she was the senior queen of Vişnuvardhana (Hoysala). She constructed Savatigandhavarana-Jinālaya at SarvanaBelgoļa in A.D. 1123. A great patroness of architecture and a highly accomplished, cultured and charming lady ; proficient in all arts, an earnest student of the
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