Jinamanjari 2000 04 No 21

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

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A pillar at Cilūr in Hydrabad district in Andhra records a grant of land made by Daņdanāyaka Padmanabhaiah, a general of Vikramāditya-V, to the Aộnal-Atiśaya-Pārsvadēva of Indrada Jinalaya attached (prati-baddha) to the Antara-Vasadi of Cilakuru. Annal is a Dravidian word, equivalent to Sanskrit Arhat Atssava implies an extraordinary glory phenomena of the image of Pārsva. The nomen Indra-Jinalaya clearly suggests that the Jaina shrine was a creation by the Rāstrakūta emperor Indra-II or Indra-III.
After Vikramāditya-V, (C. E. 1008-14), Ayyana-II (C. E. 1014-16) also
usly contributed to the upkeep of Jaina basadis. Jainism blossomed to its best during the government of Jagadēkamalla Jayasimha (C. E. 1015-42). He had two typical Jaina cognomen of Mallikamöda, delectable like Jasmine, and Vadiraja Jagadekamalla, a pupil of Jaina ācārya. He founded a Jaina shrine at Maski in Raichur district and was named as Jagadekamalla-Jinālaya.
One of the earliest inscriptions of the period of Jayasimha, dated C.E.1015 is from Kodakani, a famous Jaina center where Nemisețți of Nunnavamsa commissioned a Jaina shrine. Jayasimha founded another Jaina temple dedicated to Sāntinātha Jina at Balligāve and the grants he had made were again renewed by Vikramāditya-VI in C.E. 1068, at the time of his elder brother's coronation. Āyca Gāvunda, for the merit of his spouse Kancikabbe, caused a basadi at Hosur in Gadag district, in C. E. 1028. Jaina temple and cloister of Jaina monks at Marola of Hungund taluk in Bijapur district thrived in this time with a number of Jaina ascetics actively preaching the tenets of their creed; gifts of land to the Jaina temple is recorded in an inscription of C.E. 1028.
Sõmaladēvi, daughter of Jayasimha and Akkadevi, sister of Jayasimha favored Jainism. Aggalayya was a famous Jaina physician of the kingdom. He had the titles of Vaidya-ratnākara, an ocean of medicine, and Pranācārya, master of the (human) soul, and he was the royal physician. At the request of Aggalayya, wizard of Ayurveda śāstra, Jagadēkamalla made a gift to two Jaina temples of Buddhasena-Jinalaya at Muccananapalli and VaidyaratnākaraJainalaya at Ikkuriki in Nalgonda district of Andhra.. Jayasimha who certainly professed Jainism gave an added impetus to the cause of Nirgrantha creed.
Trailokyamalla (C.E. 1042-68) continued backing Jainism. Akkadevi gifted land to a Jinalaya at Arasibidi (Vikramapura) for the maintenance of the establishment and to its monks and nuns, in C.E. 1047. Grants were given to another Jinalaya in C.E. 1044, and to Balligāve basadi in C. E. 1048. Baladeva, minister for war and peace, gave an estate to Nayasena-I, a Jaina monk, as trustee for the supply of food to the Jaina-āyatana at Mulgund in C.E. 1053. Lakśmanrpa, Duke of Banavāsi-12,000, granted estates to the Jaina temple at Ansigere, which was later renewed by general Rācidēva. About a dozen lithic records establish that Trailokyamalla was more auspicious to Jaina church. During this period, Sridharadēva authored Jātakatilaka, a work on astrology.
During the period of Bhuvanaikamalla (C.E.1068-75) all the conditions were propitious to a smooth sailing for Jainism. Laksma-nrpa again continued to help it to bloom without let at Aņņigere, Puligere and other holy places.
Tribhuvanamalla - who had Vikramāditya-VI as his first name - succeeded Bhuvanaikamalla, and alone ruled for over half a century (C.E.1076-1126). That was the best of prosperous years for Jaina community. Never before or after, Jain Education International For Privatno Personal Use Only