Jaina Corpus of Koppala Inscriptions X rayed

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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and Padmaprabha sculpture [Nirgrantha, Vol. II: 1996: 6768). Rāmatirtham cave was a Jaina cave and the numerous Jaina images on the hill confirm the fact [Jain, J.P: The Jaina sources of the history of ancient India: 1964: 107-08; Jawaharlal: 1994:91]. Thus, the present inscription under discussion [k.21. C.E. 997] has so much of historical significance.
K.22
1.
Māghanandi munipa, a disciple of Maladhārideva, chief of ascetics, was respected by one and all. Vādibhasimha and Trikālamuniśvara were his confrere. Māghanandi bhattāraka attained the abode of gods (the name of the samvatsara is broken and lost, but the month vaisakhaśuddha şaşti and the day Thursday is visible). As the moon lits the sky, all the quarters, the earth, so the fame of Māghanandi bhattāraka shines brilliantly.
Māghanandi bhattāraka accepted the vow of sallekhanā at the caityälaya built by the king Niravadyavallabha. Māghanandi munindra, respected by the learned, a pupil of Meghacandra [K.16), the best of monks, is also connected with the tradition of Mahā Dhavalā Tika. In the colophon of the Mahā (Bandha) Davalā Tika there are verses in praise of Māghanandi Vratindra, pupil of both Meghacandra and Maladhāri munindra, chief of monks: the final prasastiverses of sthitibandhādhikāra, anubhāga bandhādhikāra and pradeśa bandhādhikara contain kanda, sragdharā and Mahā-śragdharā Vrttas in appreciation of Maghanandi rşi.
K.23
Tribhuvanacandra munindra, disciple of Ravicandrasuri, an enemy of sin, was a master of the Nirgrantha world. Tribhuvana candra, a sun to the lotus, the jain saint-scholars, had the qualities of tranquility, restraint, patience and strict adherence to the rules enunciated in the scriptures, he would utter the sacred words of truth.
2.
Another disciple of Ravicandra was Pūrņacandra and his pupil were Sridharadeva, Srtasāgara and Dāmanandi. A