Book Title: Mahavira and his Teaching
Author(s): C C Shah, Rishabhdas Ranka, Dalsukh Malvania
Publisher: Bhagwan Mahavir 2500th Nirvan Mahotsava Samiti

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________________ THE ASCENDENCY & ECLIPSE OF BHAGAVĀN MAHĀVĪRA'S CULT 343 besides the daily offering of two nāli and a performance of koottu at Kuņavāy-Nallur ... the seven hundred, the Kārāļan and the thousand shall supervise the measure.” E The pūtaời talakkāvu inscription in Wyanad taluk, (Vatteluttu): “Hail prosperity!'-In the year one hundred and thirty seven of Tirukkuņavāy-tēvar, the forty-eight thousand founded a nakaram and instituted a vilakku (lamp) and twenty-four potz from kudampāļi and twelve poti from nakarporai are set apart for the purpose. If anyone obstructs the same, he shall be deemed as having violated Tirukkuņavāy temple.” F .. The nature of the Tirukkuņavāy temple is clarified by some new finds made by the Department of Archaeology of the Kerala State. ... The State department ... noticed in Alathūr, Palghat district) in 1960, a ruined Jaina temple in the size, popularly known as 'chākkiyar thotjam or 'kundam', on a hillock, known as 'pallikkunnu'. They found beams, slabs, pillars, &c. scattered in that place. They also collected from the site two beautiful sculptures of Mahāvīra and Pārsvanātha, and these, along with a fragmentary vatteluttu inscription, have been placed in the Trichur archaeological museum. ... the Government of India epigraphist observed that it (the fragmentary inscription) might be placed in circa 10th century A.C., and gave the following details.' ..."(It) states that this is the ślā-lekhai arranged to be engraved by an assembly of several bodies, such as the 'nārpattennā viravar' (the 48000), padipādamūlam of Tirukkunavāy Tēvar, Attıkośam and Adikanmār of Nālanjiyār, and it seems to lay down that the right of collecting levies, such as ularkkalam &c. from the Nalanjiyarpalli and other connected establishments shall not be mortgaged to others.”—[Extracts from the paper of Mr. M. G. S. Nārāyanan, Calicut University, J. I. H., December, 1970] Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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