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and sister of Lakşmimati, Jakkaņabbe, the sister-in-law of Gangarāja, Bhujabala Ganga Permmādi, Ganga-Mahadevi and Bācaladevi and many others. Dandanayaka Gangaraja granted the village Parama for the maintenance of Jinālaya commissioned by his mother Pocabbe and his wife Lakşmi. Gangarāja's guru Subhacandradeva was inaccessible to sin, of wide-spread-fame, resembling the milk ocean and a pearl necklace. Gangarāja, after washing the feet of his preceptor, entrusted the gift of the village Parama on 28-1-1118 (EC. 11(R) No. 82 (73) C.E. 1118. pp. 6465).
Lakşmi alias Lakşmimati, consort of Gangarāja, general of Vişnuvardhana, the Hoysaļa king, caused a new Jina temple in the year C.E. 1121 at Śravanabeļago!a, which belonged to the Pustaka gaccha olim Sarasvati-gaccha, a cohort of Jaina friars and nuns, Desiga-gaņa of the Müla-sangha, the original congregation. Lakşmi was a lady votary of Subhacandra Siddhāntadeva, lord of sages, profound and perfect in Jaina philosophy (EC. 11(R). 160 (130). C.E. 1121.p. 101]. Lakşmimati, like her sister Demavati, was a mine of auspiciousness; through her, the method of making gifts of food, shelter, medicine and learning acquired splendour. Laksmimati dandanavakiti, the lay disciple of SubhacandraSiddhāntadeva, adopted sanyasana, ended her life by samādhi, and went to the world of gods on 20-1-1122, on Candragiri hill. Gangarāja, the general and husband of Lakşmimati, set up the nisidhi, an epitaph, as an act of reverence to the deceased and consecrated it with valuable gifts and worship.
Thus, the rulers of Mandalinād and their preceptors had connections with Śravanbelago!a and the merits of promoting their creed in different ways, with far reaching effects. Subhacandradeva is also mentioned in another inscription of the Mandalinad (Sh. 89. C.E. 1111 Hebbande-grāma p. 103].
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