Jaina Corpus of Koppala Inscriptions X rayed

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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62 / Jaina Corpus of Koppala
K.64
An incomplete nisidhi, of six small lines, mentions a saka year 896 eqvivalent to 15-2-975 Monday.
K.65
1.
An undated and incomplete nisidhi, of about C.11th cent. A.D., furnishes a few details of the hagiography of the adept Ajitasenācārya, a prominent monk of Sena gana. Famous in the Gangavādi subdivision, he was a royal teacher of the Ganga dynasty.
His influence on the contemporary society was so efficacious that everyone respected him. His votaries strongly felt that the earth still grows food crop, there is regular seasonal rains, people maintain good character, the kings do not fall short of virtues, there is no famine and pestilence, no theft or burglary - all this has been possible because of the penance and presence of Ajitasena munindra.
Ajitasena bhattāraka was an embodiment of deep meditation and had overcome all passions and devoid of any attachment to human body. Some may praise and others may abuse but, he was kind to all. Who would not worship such an uninvolved ascetic dedicated to prayer, meditation, and austerity.
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Samantabhadra bhatāra, chief pupil of Narendrasena Pandita, caused the nisidhi by composing the inscription himself.
A possibility of Ajitasenācārya being the same monk who was the teacher of Cāmundarāya, Ranna and Mārasimha, can be contemplated; K.47 also has some details about this preceptor.
Narendrasena-l, grand disciple of Ajitasena ācārya, was a great grammarian; he had mastered the Candra, Kātantra, Jainendra and Aindra traditions of grammars [El. XVI. No. 9. 1053. Mulgunda pp. 53-57; ibid, 9-B, 1081, Lakşmeśvar, pp. 58-66; SII. XVIII. 71. 1066. Moțebennur. p. 67).