Jin Parsva and His Temples in Inscriptions of Karnataka

Author(s): Hampa Nagrajaiha
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Hampa Nagarajaiah
Nirgrantha
of Halasige-12000 (Palāsikā, Halsi in Belgaum Dt) and Banavase-12000, who had assembled as Maha-nāļu (big country) at Kandagäle (the present Kandagal) the maligeya-mane of Kannada-4000. This record is dated the 21st regnal year of the king Singhaņa of Devagiri Yādava/Seina dynasty, corresponding to A. D.1220. Cakrapăni dandanāyaka was administering Kandagāle in Karadikal-300 Kampana region. I quote the relevant portion of lines 21-22 describing the virtues of the men lay votaries :
sujana-manojarum jina-puja-purassararum jina-samaya-vārdhi-vardhanacandrarum
30.
śrīmat-Pārisvanatha-caranāravinda yugala-bhrñgāya-mānarum [SII. XV. 164. 1220. pp. 208-10.] Mattāvara (Cikkamaga?ūr Dt) has a Párśvanātha temple on the hill, built in the last decade of tenth century, which was also visited by the Hoysala chief Vinayāditya II (1047-98) around A. D. 1050. He visited this basadi for the second time in A. D. 1069 (MAR. 1932. pp. 172-74]. He, with devotion, went to the basadi on the hill, offered prayers and asked the people "why have you built the basadi on the hill (outside) instead of building it inside the village ?” To this Mānika setti respectfully replied—“We beg your Lordship to build a basadi within the village and richly endow it with and privileges. We are poor, but there is no limit to your wealth. Your wealth is equal in quantity to the paddy grains grown by the hill chiefs". Pleased with the speech of Mānika śetti, the king smiled and said very well, and had the basadi built inside the village. He first got Māņika setti and other leaders of the town (named) to give specified land to the basadi and he himself granted, for the basadi at Mattávara, paddy income (specified) of the village Nadali. Moreover, the chief ordered several houses to be constructed near the basadi, giving the village the name of Rsihalli, and finally remitted many (specified) village taxes on its behalf [Saletore : 1938 : 75-76; MAR 1932. pp. 172-74; MAR 1916. pp. 51-52). It is well-known that Rşihalli means the village
of the Nirgrantha monks and nuns. 31. As the list of Pārsva temples in Karnataka continues to grow longer than
expected, I prefer to catalogue the rest of basadis. 31.1. Idugani (Iduvani) : Pārsvanātha-caityälaya was built by Pāriśva-ganda (EC. VIII
(BLR) Sa. 60. 1472. p. 103). 31.2. Devarāya II built in Saka 1348 (A. D. 1427) a caityalaya of Pārsva at Hampi
[Saletore : 1938 : 302]. 31.3. An ancient Pārsvanātha basadi of Tadatāla in Heddūrnád was renovated at later
periods [EC. VIII (1902). TI. 197. 1363. pp. 206-07]. 31.4. Padumana setri constructed a caityalaya of Pārsvatīrtheśvara at Vogayakere (ibid.,
Sa. 163. 15th c. p. 124].