Jainism in Ealy Medieval Karnataka

Author(s): Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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century, the Hoysala king gave gift of the village Marikali for Trikāta Jinālaya in the Hassan district. It was madc over 10 Vasupujya Siddhāntadera, disciplc of Sripälatraividyadeva of the Arungalānvaya and the Dramila sangha. In another record, which is datcd in 1133, PrabhācandraSaiddhāntika, thc ācārya of the Gangamandala, was Boppadeva's guru for divine torship. Boppadeva is said to have crecied a fine Jaina temple in Dorasamudra as a memorial to Garga Rāja and set up the image of tlic god Pārsva, which was consecrated by Nayakilti-Siddhāntacakravarti. After its consecration, Nayakīrtisiddhantacakravarı 100k the consecrated food to Vişnuvardhana at Bankapur. Visņuvardhana being filled with joy on account of both his victory in the battlefield and thic birth of a son, gave warm reception to him and granted the village Jāvagal for the repairs of the Vijaya-Pārsva Jaina temple and Ganganūr for the decorations and the maintenance of the Icarned.
In the above records, recipients of gifts were evidently Jaina monks, who probably held both the offices of priests and monks. It became difficult to draw a line of distinction between the two in later times because of the combined siraciure of Jaina monasteries and temples. The Jaina monastery in Karnataka was generally a composite structure, incorporating both monastcries and temples within it. As some of the later epigraphs refer to the appointment of Jaina monks for wor
1. EC, Hn. 119, p. 35. 2. Thid. BI. 124, PP 82-3. 3. El, vi, no. 4, A D. 860, pp 35-8: EC, ii, SB 345, A.D 1169, pp. 147
9. Navakirti, Siddbānta-Cakravarti is said to have been made an ācārya of the Caturvinnsati-Tirthanlara Jaina temple ncar Gommatapura on the Vindhyagiri hilt by thc Hoysala gcncral Hulla: EG, viii, Ng. 40, A.D. 1087, pp. 141-5; Ajitasenapandilācārya is said to have been appointed by Vikrama Šantara-Dera as the chicf of the ascetic congregation of the Dramila gana, Nandi Sangba and Arungalānvaya. He was given grants of village for the worship at the Pancakūta basade in the Shimoga district. EG, V, Cn. 146, A.D. 1174, pp. 188-9. Thc Hoysala ling Vira-Ballāla appointed Bhanukirti Siddhānta. cakravarti as the manager of the god Parsva and Gommatatirtha.