Book Title: Studies in South Indian Jainism
Author(s): M S Ramaswami Ayyangar, B Seshagiri Rao
Publisher: M S Ramaswami Ayyangar

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________________ 86 ' ANDHRÅ KARNATA/JAINISM. like Kundakunda, who, in the 5th century A.D., spread the Gospel of Jainism throughout the Andhra afid Karnāta mandalas. Jaina literary tradition has preserved a story about him that he toured through the Andhra dēsa for literary disputations and royal patronage. In a work called Pūjyapāda-charita the various kinds of arts and sciences that he mastered are enumerated. The list stands thus :-Prajñapti ( L ), Kāmarūpini (5 50.5&c8), Agnisthambhini (og popo), Udasthambhini (57_3099), Visvapravēsini "Parsa: 89), Aprathishtāthagāmini(@bontó 29), Akasāgamini (ugotowa), Urvātini (to 009439), Vasīkarini (1858), Avēsini (4989), Sthāpini (p&), Pramohini (15300%]), Prāhirini (Lato089), Samkramini (1016ao), Avarthini (958), Prarödani (58*59), Prahāvani (L***5:8), Prabhávasa (psa), Pratā pini (5520), Vikshēpani ( a no), Sāmbhari (7088), Chāņdāli (vootos), Mātari (soja), Gauri (pa), Bhattāngi (peror), Mudgi (swa), Kamkasamkuli (8081080), Kumchānidi (sowoga), Viradala vēgi (58868), Karnalatki (59083-), Laghukari (exww88), Vēgavati (3858), Sētavētāli ( 2+0), Sarvåvidyabhēdini (dogo wos Bay), Yuddhavīrya (stoogboos), Bandhavēlāchini (203 ser-99), Praharnāvarni (Las borgere Sede). These are mostly names to us, men of the modern generation in India, their tradition being hopelessly buried in the mantra and yoga Rice's Karnataku-Kavicharitre.

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