Jainism and Karnataka Culture

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

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work-Nitiväkyämṛta modelled on Arthaśāstra-Somadeva's proverbial statements Kannada poets-Kaviparamêşți earliest-Literary extracts from Inscriptions-Kavirājamārga by Amoghavarșa? Evidence of numerous writers-Ganga contributions to literature—Cāmunḍarāya's Purāṇa-Nāgavarma's Prosody remains the standard in Kannada to this dayClassified list of other writers with dates and distinctive features -Works on Purāṇa, Grammar, Prosody, Glossaries, Medicine, Mathematics, Astrology etc.-Works on Religion and EthicsOther examples: Kanti earliest Jaina poetess-Earliest known Kannada Novel: Lilavati by Nemicandra-Sabdamani-darpana far ahead of Telugu or Tamil grammars.
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JAINA ART IN KARNATAKA
Jaina Iconography-Colossi the most distinctive contribution -Manasara on Jaina images and temples-Belgola, Kārkaļ, and Yeṇur Statues unrivalled throughout India as detached works-Parallels in Bamiyan and Japan-Gommața peculiar to Southern Jainism-Engineering skill in the erection of the colossi-Testimony of tradition and Tuļuva folk-songs-condition of artisans-technique of Digambara and Śvetāmbara images-Free-standing pillars another peculiarity of Jaina artDifferent from Hindu lamp-pillars-Jaina decorative sculpturePillared chambers-Dr. Coomarswamy's criticism of Fergusson's classification--classical divisions Nagara, Vesara, Draviḍa -Unique features of Jaina architecture in Kanara-Himalayan influence ?-Typical instances of other styles-The Caturmukha or four-faced Bastis-Materials used-Details of internal sculptures-Wood-carving-Jaina Caves-Comparative paucity due to importance attached to lay community-Indra-sabhā and Jagannatha-sabhā at Ellora-Other caves in the Deccan and the South-Jaina paintings a rarity-Nothing to compare with Ajanta frescoes-A few remnants-Illustrations in MSSExamples in the Saraswati Bhavana Bombay-Artistic value of inscriptions, e. g. Copper-plates of Marasimha-Jaina taste in selection of picturesque sites for temple-building. 102-127