Jaina Corpus of Koppala Inscriptions X rayed

Author(s): Nagarajaiah Hampa
Publisher: Ankita Pustak

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K. 66
The monk Monideva attained liberation in the early morning. Name of the Saka samvatsara is lost. A Maunibhattāraka is mentioned in K. 9 and K. 26.
K.67
The illustrious Sridhara Bhattāraka, an abode of mokşalakşmi, highly pious, a refuge for the disciple, famous in the KKA Desiga gana, attained a better world by the rite of sanyasana-vidhi (in the end of tenth century). Poleyabbe Kanti, a nun and disciple of Sridhara, erected this nisidhi.
K.68
An incomplete and a part of some other unidentified inscription of about eleventh cent. A.D., has given the names of the early master monks who preserved and promoted the canonical knowledge. Grddhapiñcācārya, his pupil, Baļākapinchācārya, Gunanandi Pandita etc. The name of a monk, who had three hundred students, is lost.
Būtuga was himself a well-versed Nirgranthologist. His wives and his daughters were the benefactors of Nirgrantha church (WIG: 1984: No. 138:962 C.E. PP. 411-28]. Būtugas sons, Maru!adeva-li olim Pūņseya-ganga (EC VIII (1902) Nagara 35. 1077, Hombuja (Shimoga dt); El. XXXVI. No. 13. 963. C.E.; MAR 1921. pp. 8-16, 962-63 C.E.), Mārasimha-II (SII. XI. 42.970. Savadi p. 28; EC. IV (R) Ch. 138. 965; ibid, No. 79.971-72; EC.II (R) 64 (59). 975. pp. 202-22 etc), Rājamalla (EC VIII (BLR) Nr. 35. 1077], Nitimārga-Goyindara (ibid), Vāsava [ibid, olim Bāsa [k.12] - all the five vehemently advocated Jainism. [Nagarajaiah, Hampa: Santararu-ondu Adhyana: 1997-A). Rambaladevi, grand daughter of Butuga, Rakkasa Ganga GoyindaradevaIl and Arumuļideva-gradsons of Būtuga, were ardent protagonists of Jainism. Cattaladevi, a great grand daughter of Būtuga and wife of Kāduvetti, built Jinālayas, patronised and encouraged the clergy of Jaina faith (ibid).