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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________________ 88 ANDHRA KARNATA JAINISM. Digambara temple. Avanitákonganivarma in the first year of his reign made a donation to hiş preceptor Vijayākīrti in A.D. 466 and also to Vandananandi of Dēsigana. This grant mentions other achāryas 6f Dēsigana, Kondakundānvaya, like Gunachandra, Abhayanandi, Silabhadra, •Jñanānandi and Gunanandi. Sreepurusha in A.D. 776 gave a donation to Govapaiya in favour of the temple of Sripura and mentions the Acharyas Vimalachandra, Kirtinandi, Kumāranandi, Chandrapandi. Of the Chalukyas the ancestors of the Eastern Chalukya line of Rāja Rāja Narēndra of Rajahmundry, Pulakēsi I in S.S. 411 made a donation in favour of a temple constructed by his feudatory Sāmiyārya and mentions Siddhanandi, Jinanandi and Nāgadēva. Kīrtivarma I gave a donation to Prabhachandra, disciple of Vinayanandi of Paraluru. Vinayāditya S. 608 gave a donation to Dēvagana of Mūla Sangha. Vijayāditya 651 gave a grant to a temple at Puligire which mentions Udayadēvapandita, disciple of Pūjyapāda of Alaktapura. It must be observed that the Chetiyakula 'mentioned in the Kharavēla grants, the earliest, perhaps, of South Indian Jainism, is a branch of the Jainas which has not spread itself in South India. It perhaps represents one of the Jaina Sakhas of North Indian origin which flourished

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