Book Title: Jaina Literature in Tamil
Author(s): A Chakravarti, K V Ramesh
Publisher: Bharatiya Gyanpith

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________________ JAINA EPIGRAPHS IN TAMIL 155 Purport: Records that Mādēvi, the wife of Kāțakatiyaraiyar, renovated the Jaina temple (tirukkõyil) and monastery (pāli), built a mukha-mandapa, constructed a temple for the Yakşabhațāri and gifted a big bell to that temple. TEXT 1. Svasti sri[| | *]Kampapanmarku yāņ. 2. d-āļāvadu Kāțakatiyaraiyar ma3. ņavāļļi Mādēvi it-tirukko4. yil pudukki muka-maņdagam-e5. Juppittu pāli pudukki Yak6. ka-pattāri-ttirukkoyill-edu7, ppittu ipp-paļsikk-ițța 8. perumaņi ontu ūțțuvittāļ || \ *] Notes : This inscription bears ample testimony to the fact that Kilsāttamangalam flourished as an important Jaina stronghold during the latter part of Pallava rule. No. 15. Kalugumalai, Kovilpatti Taluk, Tirunelveli District. On the rock at Kalugumalai. Dynasty :.... King :......... Date : 8th century A.D. Language and Alphabet : Tamil, Vatteluttu Purport: Records that the sacred image (trumēni) was caused to be made by the preceptor Nāgañandi, the pupil of the preceptor Singañandi of Āņaņūr. TEXT 1. Sri [|1 *1 Āņañūr Singañan Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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