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MEDIÆVAL JAINISM Hoysala arms. But the work of destroying the enemics in the south, south-east, east, and west goes entirely to his greac Jaina generals whose history must now be described in some detail.
The most famous name among them is that of Ganga Rāja. Stone inscriptions dated A.D. 1118 and A.D. 1119 give us very many details relating to his pedigree, martial deeds. and pious acts as a Jaina. Ganga Rāja was born "in a pure Dvija family of the Kauņdinya gotra." His father was called Ēca or Ēciganka or Budhamitra, and his mother, Põcikabbe. Ēca's father was known as Māra and mother Mākaņabbe. Ganga Rāja was the youngest of their children, his eldest brother being Bamma, and the next whose name is not known but who married Jakkaņabbe. Ganga Rāja's wise was called Nāgalādevī, or Lakşmi, and their son was named Boppa alias Ēca. We may observe here that Boppa was also the name of the son of Bamma and of his unknown younger brother. But, as we shall see, the Boppa known to history is the Boppa who was the son of Ganga Räja.
Ganga Rāja's parents were devout Jainas. This is proved by the Śravaņa Belgoļa stone inscriptions. Ēca was "indeed a worthy person in the world,” and “equal to Manu in purc conduct," as is related in a stone inscription dated A.D. 1120 and found in the manțapa of the Cāmundarāya basadi. The same inscription informs us that Kanakanandi of Mulļūr in Coorg was the guru of Ecaganka, while the latter's royal patron was the king Nppa Kāma Hoysala. Of Pocikabbe we have the following in the same record-She alone was the fortunate possessor on earth of the wealth of pure virtues, so that the people of the whole world raised their hands saying"The assemblage of excellent virtues has assumed the shape of a woman.” Further, “Pocikabbe alone in the world could
