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64 ANDHRA KARNATA JAINISM. . slab, with head and halo of an image. It has curly hair and might possibly be Buddhist .... but there seems a probability that this is the head of a Jaina image” and (6) « The right portion of a slab with the left half of the panel is perhaps Jaina." In 1892 Mr. Rea, the Superintendent of Archæological Survey, Madras, discovered, in the Krishna District, a fine Jaina image at Gudivada and a very curious Jaina. column sculptured with four images at Bezwada, both places noted in the Telugu country for 'their importance in the Buddhist period.
The Telugu people use the formula “Om Namah Sivāya Siddham Namah " at the beginning of their varna māla ; the latter part of the formula is distinctly Buddhist. While, their neighbours, the Oriyas of Kalinga, so far as I know, use the formula “Siddhir Astzn." This formula, I find, closes a Jaina grant.
The history of the Kalinga provinces of the Telugu country which is yet an unbroken field,' shows traces of the political influence of Jainism, dating from the times of Kharavēla, the Chetiya King. “ The Kols and Khonds of Kalinga have a traditional notion that they displaced an earlier people vaguely called Jainas.
Of the Andhra scholars Narayana Rao, M.A., of engaged for sometime in clear. Rajahmundry (all old boys of ing it up may be mentioned the the Maharajah's College)- I hope late Mr. G. V. Apparao Pantulu to edit for the College a Sanskrit of Vizianagram, Rao Saheb champu work called "Ganga. G. V. Ramamurti Pantulu of vamsanucharitam' dealing with Parlakimedi, G. V. Ramdas Kalinga History. ' Pantulu of Jeypur, Ch.
