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half of the month Pausya, Angirasa-Samvatsara (1093 A. D.). The inscription is partially erased. It states that Subhacadradeva was the disciple of Maladhari-deva who had become famous for his severe penance. He was in the line of Śrī-Mula Sangha of the Kundakunda descent, beloging to Lôkiyappe basadi. 57
There are only four or five inscriptions in Tirthahalli Taluka relevant to our purpose. There is an instance of Sallekhana by Caliga-senabova, the younger brother of Baylasenabova and son of Vaijana-senabova. He was the lay disciple of Padmaprabhadeva. Knowing that his end had come, he died and ascended to heaven. The material particulars are erased (1103 A. D.),58
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Opening with a prayer for victory to the Jina Śāsana, the inscription records the departure of Būci Rāja or Būcaṇa to the world of gods. He is described as the son of Lakkala Devi, wife of the General of the army. Apart from being the abode of all virtues, he was taking delight in the four kinds of dana (gifts) viz. distribution of food, shelter, medicine and learning. He took refuge at the feet of Jina, severed all his associations on the tenth day of the bright half of Vaisakha in A. D. 1113 and attained godhood with such peace of mind as evoked the approval of the wise. It is also mentioned that Bucana Rāja was the disciple of Subhacandra Siddhanta Deva of Śrī Mūla Sangha, Desiga-gana, Pustaka-gaecha. 59
It is well-known that there were a large number of Jaina Acaryas and Munis who flourished in the South. Of the inscriptions which mention the names of some of them is the one in the mantapa to the right of the temple known as the Yarada-Katteya Basti dated 1115 A. D. It begins with the praise of Nabheya-natha (Rṣabha) and other Jinas who dispelled the mass of darkness consisting of heretical doctrines
59. Ibid., Vol. II, Ins. 46 (126).
57. Ibid., Vol. VIII, Ins. 199.
58. Ibid., Vol. VIII, Ins. 191.
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