Jinamanjari 2000 04 No 21

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

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endowed them with generous grants. Akkana basadi and Savati-gandhāvarāņabasadi at Śrtavaņbeļgoļa, Jina Pārsva temple at Mattāvara, magnificent Sāntinātha basadi at Halebidu, Majduvoļala-Tirtha on the hills at Mandalagiri near Tumkur, Triküta-Pārssa-Jinalaya at Yellādahaļļi and the temples at Taņdaga, Heggere, Nitļūru, Kardāļu and Tailangere deserve a special mention.
Conclusion Jainism received immense impetus and thrived amidst revivalist movements. Despite their sectarian preferences, the Hoysaļa rulers, on the whole, adopted the deliberate policy of tolerance towards all religions. They favored Jaina institutions, bestowed lavish grants and gifts on Jaina shrines. Perhaps it would be appropriate to consider that the period of Hoysaļas was the last stronghold of Jaina Church in Karnataka. Even though Jainism continued to be fairly influential during the Vijayanagara period also, it was no match to the extensive royal condescension that Jainism enjoyed under the monarchs from the Gangas to the Hoysaļas. The decline of Jaina faith was irreversible and its strength became mainly restricted to certain pockets such as the Tuļuva country. do
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