Jaina Corpus of Koppala Inscriptions X rayed

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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Nemicandra Vimalayogi, a lion to the hostile elephants, the sin. Padmnandi Siddhāntadeva, his worthy pupil, was a lamp that lit the Jaina faith (Jina-samaya-dipaka). As though a second Indranandi Siddhāntadeva, he elucidated the knowledge of scriptures to dispell the illusions. None was so calm, so well informed in possessing the complete sacred congnizance, deserving the praise in full; because of him the unequalled Jaina order manifested bright. He was a mountain from where the river of compassion had its birth, a rest house of philosophy, a boat to cross the ocean of the world. Such an eminent rşi, Padmanandi Siddhāntadeva attained the ritual death while in deep meditation, on 30-71028 Tuesday, Śrāvana Suddha Saptami. His disciple Mācabbe Kanti, a nun, erected the nisidhi column, and Labbandoja wrote this epitaph.
According to the statement made in the colophon of Dhavalā Tika, Padmanandi Siddhānta munindra, an abode of godess of learning, calm and composed like a moon for the mass of lily flowers, the learned. A monk of the same name figures in some other epigraphs (EC. VIII (1902) Soraba 262. 1077 Kuppatūr, ARIE 1960-61 B-30 and B-82. C.E. 1087; IAP. Karimnagar. No. 17. 1060 etc).
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This is an undated record but evidently belongs to the end of tenth and the beginning of eleventh cent. With an abundant character, conquering and destroying the enemy of Karma, the sayings of the early masters being the royal conduct (policy), the courageous Kondakundācārya administered the sacred land of penance and the world obeyed his orders - such was his eminence.
His disciple Meghacandra Siddhāntamunindra was unsullied, one of the greatest seers of the Jaina faith. He was the jangama-tirtha, a mobile ford in the holy path of Jaina monastic order, in the modern times. The nisidhi column was erected by Vimalanandi bhattāraka to perpetuate the memory of his teacher, Meghacandra munindra. Pittoja or Peddoja wrote the charter; auspiciousness (mangaļam).