Jinamanjari 1995 09 No 12

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

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Some Jaina Inscriptions of Andhra
Dr. N. Mukunda Rao, Chief Epigraphist,
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh. Hyderabad, India.
1. Sirur Inscription of Bhuvanaikamalla (1073 A.D.)
Sirur village is located in Narayankhed Taluk, Medak District. The inscription runs over 44 lines in Telugu-Kannada. The writing is some what compressed and as a result many letters are bellows and indistinctable.
The inscription belongs to the reign of Bhuvanaikamalla ruling from Baikapura. The date of the record is Saka 995, corresponding to 1073 A.D. with no other details for verification. But Adityavara, Somagrahana were mentioned; the cyclic year is not verifiable but is Sunday, Vaisakha Su 15 there occurred the solar eclipse corresponding to Sunday 13th April 1074 A.D.
Aggala was the Pradhani of the king. He was also called the Adapada. He was famous as already known through an inscription dated Saka 956. He constructed two basadis, Buddhasena Jinalaya in Muchchanadapadi and Vaidyaratnakara Jinalaya in Ikkuriti. According to these basadis, Saidapur inscription dated in Saka 956 were constructed after he received his titles.' He is the Naravaidya and Gavvanda.
Aggala offered land towards Bhoga of Takkabbeya and Rekabbeya basadis and their repairs. They were situated in the grama Javvipaka Vadi, one of the villages of Ateru 40. He followed Jain religion, worshiped Jain Goddess Sasanadevi and Bahubali. He also made donations to Dharmasagara Siddhanta of Yapaniya Sangha, Madhuva gana. It was to offer food for monks. He was a preeminent physician in the kingdom. He was an expert in the science of Sastra-Chikistsa. He treated and cured incurable diseases and thus he obtained name as Aggala, according to Saidapur inscription. In the old Kannada verse number #9 Aggala's parentage has been praised as one of the foremost names in the practice of medicine.
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