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MEDIÆVAL JAINISM to be made Šāsanadevate in the same manner as the famous ūrvitilakam had been constructed. Pampädevi's foremost desire was the following—the performance of the aşta-vidhārccane, the mahābhişekam, and caturbhakti. Her daughter was Bacaladevi who was reckoned to be a second Attimabbe. This devout and generous lady "was ever regular in morning worship at sunrise of the feet of Arhan.” Both mother and daughter, so we are informed in the inscription dated A. D. 1147, were the disciples of the illustrious Vädībhasimha Ajitasena Pandita. They and Vikrama Śānlara had the northern paļļaśāle to the Ürvitilakam constructcd. We cannot make out whether Bācaladevi mentioned here was identical with her namesake to be mentioned later 01, who was one of the two consorts of the Ganga king Bhujabala Permmādideva.
The credit of maintaining the unekāntamata was also shared by the wives of the grcat Jaina generals. Foremost among them was the wife of the celebrated Jaina general Ganga Rāja, Lakkale or Lakşmīmati. She was styled Lakşmīmati Daņqanāyakiti. And she was the disciple of Subhacandra, who is described as “a Siddhanandi in philosophy.” Lakkale is described in a record assigned to A. D. 1118 as “the lady of policy in business," and " the lady of victory in battle,” to her husband Ganga Rāja. She caused a new Jinalaya to be built in Sravana Belgola in about the same year. It was to some of the Jina temples erected by her that Ganga Rāja, as we related in an earlier context, granted liberal endowments. Like her husband Lakkale bestowed the gifts of food, shelter, medicine, and
1. E. C. VIII, Nr. 37, pp. 141-142. 2. Ibid., II, 130, pp. 57-58. 3. Ibid., II, 73, op. cit.
