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JAINISM IN SOUTH INDIA pious works of a distinguished lady and her faithful son. Kamnayi, mother of Kāśava Paņdita, who was minister of the provincial governor Sāļiveya Tikamadēva, had constructed a Jaina temple dedicated to Pārsvanātha at Mosalevāda. It was subsequently repaired by Kētava Pandita and on this oocasion a gift of land was made for the service of the temple by the local chief Bhairavadēva with the cooperation of his officials and residents of the place. The endowment was left in the management of the preceptor Vinayachandra, disciple of Nēmichandra Rāvuļa, of the Mūla Samgha, Dēsi gana and Postaka gachchha. It is of particular interest to note that the donor Bhairavadova was a devotee of the god Chenna Kāśava and 'an ornament of the Vaishộava lineage'. The inscription" disclosing these facts refers itself to the reign of the Dāvagiri Yādava king Rāmachandradēva and bears the date A. D. 1297.
KOPATANI: Kudatani is a notable place in the Bellary taluk, which owns Jaina antiquities consisting of temples and sculptures.
RAYADURG : Rāyadurg, the headquarters of the taluk of the name, appears to have been a resort of the Jaina religion and specifically of the adherents of the Yāpanīya sect at a later period. This is disclosed by the epigraph engraved on the pedestal of the Rasāsiddha images in the locality. After referring to the construction of a Nishidhi, the inscription mentions the names of eight persons who were, possibly, authors of the sculptures. Among them were Chandrabhūti of the Mula Samgha and Chadrēndra, Būdayya and Tammaņa of the Yāpaniya Samgha."
ANANTAPUR DISTRICT KONDAKUNDE--KONAKONDLA: Now I approach in a solemn mood & unique place of great antiquity in the history of South Indian Jainism, though many of its mysteries are not fully revealed to us on account of the chequered activities of Time. I have visited the place in person and studied its antiquities carefully. The results of my investigations which are reinforced by the impressions I gathered about the place during my visit may be summarised as follows.
Modern Konakoņdla is a village about four miles towards south from the Guntakal Railway Station, situated in the Gooty taluk of the Anantapar Dt. Konakuņtla is another variant of the place name. The former is the official appellation of the locality and to all outward appearance it looks as though it is a Telugu village. But the fact that this is only a later metamorphosis brought about by the impact of Andhra culture and that the
1 8. I. I., Vol. IX, pt. I, No. 387. 3 An. Rep. on 8. I. Epigraphy, 1914, Appendix B, No. 109.
