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CHAPTER IV.
JAINA MEN OF ACTION
Cămunda Rāya: his lineage, military achievements, literary works, benevolence as a JainaSāntinātha, a poet-general-Ganga Rāja: lineage, military victories, work as a Jaina--BoppaPunisa lineage, conquests, policy, work as a Jaina-Baladevanna-The brothers Mariyāne and Bharata Eca-Vişņu Bittimayya, the boygeneral-Deva Rāja-Hulla--Santiyanna-Ministers Sivarāja and Somaya-General Recimayya— The brothers Bharata and Bahubali-Minister Kammata Mācayya-General Amṛta.
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ELIGIOUS principles unrelated to political power leave impermanent effects on society. Dogmas of moral
existence, if they should have spiritual values, must be interpreted in terms of action. The Jaina sages throughout the period under review recognized this, and produced not merely devout Bhavyas who could perform the orthodox duties and gain for themselves salvation by the rite of sallekhanā, but mighty leaders of armies as well who, while being sincere Jainas themselves, liberated their country from its enemies. The greatest claim of Jainism at the hands of posterity is that it gave to India men who turned it into a philosophy of action, and clearly showed the importance of the fact that ahimsa, which was the keynote of their great faith, instead of being an obstacle in the path of their
