Jinamanjari 1995 09 No 12

Author(s): Jinamanjari
Publisher: Canada Bramhi Jain Society Publication

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The village has yielded several ancient black and red sherds of megalithic origin. The evidence of sareophagus, an eloganted earthern pot in zoomorphic form (cattle) could be identified from its legs. These antiquities may be of pre-Christian period
Its proximity to the above mentioned two villages suggests that it could have been named after the Choreya Sannivesa visited by Mahavira during the 5th year of his austerities.
Kollur
This is another village near a branch of the river krishna separated from the main and joins the sea near Hamsala Divi. It is about 15 km away from Choragudi and another 15 km away from the well known ancient place of Bhattiprolu. The entire village is strewn with tiled houses. Nobody could respond to our enquiries about the ancient mounds in the village. However, a nala leading to the branch of the river showed red polished wares which did not give any clue in the absence of other contemporary remains, except that the deposit corresponds to the early Christian period.
Being in close proximity with ancient Bhattiprole and contiguous with places of Choragudi and Vuyyuru of the ancient Mosali, the village kolluru can be identified with Kollage, a settlement near Nalanda visited by Mahavira. Kollaga Sannivesa43 was the place of Bahula, who was noted for his liberality towards Mahavira.
Bhattiprolu
This is now an important town in Repalle taluka. While Vuyyuru and Choragudi lie towards north Kolluru, Bhattiprolu lies on the southern side of the river Krishna. P. B. Desai identifies Bhattiprolu with Pratipalapura in the Jaina text Dharmamrta by Nayasena.“* It speaks of a Jain king named Dhanda, a successor of Yasodhara of Pratipalapura. Dhanada married Kamalasri, the daughter of Sanghasri who was a Buddhist. Dhanada being a Jain, his wife Kamalashi and his father-in-law had to adopt to Jain religion. This angered the Carana Rsis of Buddhist faith and cursed Sanghasri to become blind Consequently, his kingdom came to be known as Andhaka Visaya.
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