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Nirgrantha An epigraph on the pedestal of the image of Jina Parsva in front of the Maruti (Hanuman) temple at Doni (Dharwar Dt/Mundargi Tk) records that it was. installed in the Kanur-gaṇa temple constructed by the nun Marudevi-avve (avveyajjvä-äryikä-ajjikä-avve); this image was a gift by Śri-karana Boppana, a grandson of Senabova Adanna (Adinatha) [SII. XV. 614. 1269. pp. 398-99].
20. The gavundas (chiefs of the village) of Mugur, had the local basadi renovated and the image of Parsva consecrated [EC. V(R) Tn. 280. 13c. Mügür (Mysore Dt/ Tn Tk). p. 653]. The upasakas were the disciples of a friar who in turn was a disciple of Bhänukirty-pandita of Müla-sangha, Desigana, Pustaka-gaccha, Kundakundanvaya, and Ingaṇeśvara-Sangha. Mügūru (Mogur) had three jinälayas : Śivalayyana-basadi, Adinatha-basti and Pārsvanatha-basti, the last two are extant but require repairs.
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Boppa, son of the illustrious Gangaraja, minister under Hoysala Viṣṇuvardhana, built a temple at Halebidu (Hassan Dt/Belur Tk), consecrating a colossal image. of Parsva in A. D. 1133, of 15' in height, equal to the Parsva image on the Candragiri hill at SB. The image was named 'Vijaya-Pärśvanatha' by Visnuvardhana. Its notable details: The pontiff Nayakirti Siddhanta-cakravarti, after the consecration of Halebidu's Jina Pārsva, took the consecrated food (sesa) to Visnuvardhana who was then camping at Bankapura after gaining victory over the enemies: Simultaneously, the Chief also got the news of the birth of a son. He was, then, very happy about the two coincidental auspicious happenings and told the pontiff that, by the grace of Lord Pärśva, he obtained victory as well as a son. The Chief, thereupon renamed the newly consecrated deity as Vijaya-Pārsva' and named his son as 'Vijaya-Narasimhadeva.' He next made a grant of the village Jävagallu in Asandi-nādu along with some streets and tanks (details mentioned) to provide for the offerings during three seasons and for the ((daily) worship of Lord Vijaya-Pārśva as well as the 24 Tirthankaras, and for providing food for the ascetics. The grant was also meant to include repairs of the basadi. Some time later, Dasa-gauda-an oil-mongerand Rama-gauḍa made a grant of lands to the same divinity. The recipient of these gifts was Śantideva, the priest [EC. IX(R) Belur 389 (V BL 124) A. D. 1133. Bastihalli (Hn dt/Bl tx) pp. 352-57].
A fairly long inscription from Kalkeri (Bijapur Dt/Sindagi Tk) gives the genealogy of Singhana (Seüņa, Devagiri-Yadava dynasty), records gifts of lands, and housesite by pradhana Malla, Bīcaṇa, and Payisetti for the benefit of AnantaTirthankara at Kalukere in Hagaratagenādu, constructed by Päyiseṭṭi. The relevance of this inscription in the context of the present paper is that Payisetti built a basadi at the instance of his guru Kamalasena-bhaṭṭāraka who was attached to, and the worshipper at the holy feet of Parsva of Śripura [$II. XX. 202. A. D. 1244. p. 252]. It is not clear weather Śrīpura and Kalkeri are
identical.
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