Jainism and Karnataka Culture

Author(s): S R Sharma
Publisher: Karnataka Historical Research Society Dharwar

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JAINISM AND KARNATAKA CULTURE
JAINISM UNDER MINOR RULERS
Feudatories occasionally referred to in previous chaptersThe Silāhāras-Gandarāditya's patronage of Jainism-Rattas of Saundatti-Jaina temples at Koņūr converted to Saiva useRaţța inscriptions examined-Kārtiviryadeva's grant to Subhacandra-Rulers of Kanara-Inscriptions in the Hosa Basti Mūļbidrê-Gersoppă a centre of Jaina power—Interesting details in Müdabidre inscriptions—Kārkal, Bārkūr and Bhatkal
Buchanan's testimony_Naiks of Ikkeri and Bednore responsible for final fall of Jainism on West Coast-Della Valle's testimony : Internal feuds.
Pp. 48-63
II. CONTRIBUTIONS: LITERATURE, ART
AND ARCHITECTURE
JAINA WRITERS OF KARNĀTAKA Introductory: Classification according to language-Prākst and Sanskst on the one hand, and Vernacular on the otherKundakunda the earliest Jaina writer of the South-His place of honour among Southern Jainas-Works all in PråkstIllustrative extracts-Umāswāmi's Tattvārthādhigama Sutra finds numerous commentators-Samantabhadra's Gandhahasti Mahābhāsya—Tradition and fact about SamantabhadraAptu-Mimāmsā his epoch-making work-A great religious controvercialist--Extracts from his Ratnakarandaka-Pūjyapāda and Akalanka-Former called Jinendra-Buddhi for his wisdom
Jinendra Vyakaraña a great grammar-Akalanka's history Son of śubhatunga (Krishna I Rāşțrakūta ? ) - A great logician Naiyāyika-Amoghavarşa I Rāştrakūta as patron of letters-Jinasena and Guņabhadra's Purāņa-Vernacular examples - Pampa's Rāmāyaṇa extracts quoted-Japa takes the place of ethical conduct in the case of Råvaņa-HarivamsaPurāna and Pampa-Bhārata-Jaina versions of Hindu epicsSamples of poetic beauty nin Mahā-Purāna—Somadeva a prodigy of learning - His Yaśastilaka-campu a remarkable