Jaina Corpus of Koppala Inscriptions X rayed

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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Corpus of Koppa!a Inscriptions / 61
ter, KKA has been supreme in the group of monks, just like an emperor in the assembly of kings.
After Kondakunda ācārya, in his lineage, succeded Grddhapiñcācārya and his pupil Balākapiñcācārya who were both felicitous in Siddhānta (philosophy), adriot in grammar, connoisseur in the six kinds of tarka (polemics) and had won laurels in the Desiga gaņa.
A good number of pupil followed one after another, prominent among the disciples were the (senior) Maladhärideva, Śridharadeva, Māghanandi Siddhāntideva, Devendra bhattarakadeva, Padmaņandi Siddhantadeva, Guņabhadra Siddhāntadeva, Meghacandra Siddhāntadeva who had the unique cognomen of Bharata cakravartti. Śrutakirti paņditadeva and Nayakirti siddhanta-cakravartti.
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Meghacandra Saiddhānti, pupil of Nayakirti Siddhānta cakravarti, was chief of the monachs, known for compassion and clemancy. Maladhariswami of Annigeri and Nemicandra Pandita of Arasiyabidu were his disciples
Meghacandra Siddhanta bhattāraka died on 22-8-1031 and achieved the three jewels.
Most of the pontiffs mentioned above do figure prominently in many epigraphs particularly of SB, and in the literary works. A colophon of Dhavala-Tikā contains some of the lines which appear in this inscription - is a point to be noted. And the lines from 13 to 24 are almost repeated in K.52, K.16, K.60 and K.68. A systematic recurrance of such lines shows that the composers of these records had the traditional training.
K.63
A fragmentary inscription speaks of the death of Anugabbarasi, a lady follower, evidently a consort of a king. She was a disciple of Divākaranandi Pandita bhatāra of KKA Desiga gana. She died on 4-4-977 by the rite of Sanyāsana.