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EPIGRAPHIA JAINICA. 37 bound to be fruitful in discoveries in the history of Jainism in the Andhra mandala which fill the large gap between the fall of the Satavahana power and the beginning of the declirte of the Jaina influence about the 11th century A.D. A few considerations based on the discoveries already made are urged here below as indicating such a hope of further Archæological exploration. The Tādpatri inscription from the Anan- Openings for
Archeological tapur District dated in S. 1120 (1130 ?) expired, exploration. Kalayukta, is suggested by Dr. Hultzsch to indicate the presence of a Jaina shrine in that place. The inscription itself refers to “ Chandranātha-Parusvanātha-dēvara AnādiVāsthāna," ¿.e., to an ancient shrine of Chandranātha Parsvanātha. This shrine is yet to be discovered.
The Bagali inscription from the Bellary District fefers to the gifts of the Western Chalukya King Tribhuvanamalla to a Brahma Jinālaya there. This is yet to be identified.
The Amaravati inscription of Chula-Aira and of the nun Nanda Nandā speaks of the gifts of a pillar. The Jaina shrine to which this gift is supposed to have been made remains yet to be unearthed.
A copper-plate grant of Amma II Vijayā. ditya (945-70) of the Eastern Chalukya dynasty records gifts to two Jaina temples which have
