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Regarding Mahendravarman I, there is a tradition that he was originally a Jaina and later on converted to Saivism by the Saiva Saint Appar, himself a Jaina in the earlier part of his life when he was called Dharmasena
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Nedumaran alias Kun-Pandya, a Pandya King of the 8th century AD was a Jaina and according to Saiva literature in Tamil he is said to have been retrieved from the clutches of Jainism by the great Saiva Saint Sambandha. Kakusthavarman (430-450 A D.), Mrigesavarman (475-490 AD), Ravivarman (497-537 AD) and Harivarman (537-547 A D.) are a few among the many Kadamba Kings of Banavasi in Karnataka, who, though themselves Hindus, were systematically eclectic and favoured Jainism as the religion of many of their subjects Kakusthavarman ends one of his inscriptions by reverencing Rishabhadeva, the first Tirthankara His grandson Mrigesavarma gave some fields at Vaijayanti to the divine supreme Arhats'. upon another occasion divided the village of Kalavanga into three parts and distributed them as follows: the first he C gave to the great god Jinendra', the second for the enjoyment of the sect. called Svetapatha and the third
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(Svetambaras) the Nirgranthas' (Digambaras) granted a village so that the glory of Jinendra should be celebrated regularly every year' at Palasika (Halsı). Harivarma also made several grants to the Jainas ".
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