Jinamanjari 2000 04 No 21

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

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Nanniya Ganga Permāờidēva-II succeeded his father Bhujabala Ganga. He made a grant to goddess Padmavati, for he was blessed with a son. The grant comprised of five panas from the villages. He converted the wooden structured Pattada-basadi into a stone structure. Being credited with commissioning of twenty-five basadis, he has been hailed as a prolific builder of caityālayas. He also made gift of lands as well as custom dues of Basadihalli for their maintenance. His son Ganga Permādidēva-III commissioned a caityālaya at Kuntalapura and made gift of a village to his preceptor PrabhācandraSiddhāntidēva for worship, food offering and upkeep of the temple.
Equally, officials and commoners were engaged in erecting Jain religious places and allotting them with grants. Senior officer Nokkayya commissioned a basadi. From epigraphic evidence, it is known that Nanniya-Ganga-PermādidēvaIII had a friend, Siddige Setti who was an ardent Jain. One Kaliyūra Malli Setti who wanted to cause a basadi at Kuruļi-tirtha purchased land from Heggade Candimayya and the basadi was handed over to the Jain preceptor Bālacandradēva in presence of Ganga Permāddidēva-III. Inspired by this, one Sirimaya Sețți and his sons also gave their gaudike lands in Haļļavūru to the same preceptor, in the presence of the same king. Thus, the Maņdaļi society was surcharged with devotion to Jainism and even the commoners were inspired to give grants to Jain temples and gurus.
The popular religious fervor towards Jainism which is seen percolating from the ruling elite to the commoner may be due to the propagation of the faith undertaken by a band of religious preceptors. The epigraphic records of the times are replete with the names, scholarship and greatness of a long line of Jain preceptors, revered by kings, officials as well as the laypeople. The records speak of Prabhācandra-Siddhāntidēva, his disciple and successor Māgha-NandiSiddhāntadēva, who was the preceptor of king Mārasimha. Prabhācandra-. Siddhāntidēva-II, disciple and successor of Māgha-Nandi-Siddhāntadēva, was the preceptor of Kali-Ganga-11 and Bhujabhala-Ganga Permādidēva. Other known preceptors were Anantavirya-Siddhāntadēva, Municandra-Siddhāntadēva (colleague of Prabbācandra-Siddhāntadēva) and preceptor Anantavirya-muni, who was the teacher of Srutakirti. Madhava-Candradēva and Budha-candrapaņạitadēva were contemporaries of Nanniya Ganga-Permādidēva-II.
Mandaļi-1000 was a bee hive of Jain activity which influenced the rulers and their subjects alike in religious matters, social life and customs of the period.
Säntaras of Santaļige Sāyira The Sāntara name is found in the Sikāripura inscription dated C.E. 1149. Their legend is found narrated in Jinadattarāya Carite of Poet Padmanāha (C.E.1680). The genealogy which begins with 7th century is found in the records of Pancabasadi and of Harkere basadi.
The Sāntaras ruled from 7th to 16th century; were effective rulers from C. E. 895 to C. E. 1194. Their kingdom was known as 'Sāntaļige Sāyira' comprising Sāgara, Soraba, Tirthahļļi and Hosanagara taluks in Shimoga district, and the neighborhood of Kalasa of Mūdigere taulk and neighborhood of Kigga of Koppa taluk of Chikkamagalur district. They were the vassals of Rāştrakūtas,
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