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tion. She was the eldest daughter of a senior officer Marisingayya who was staunch saivaite, but Santaladevi was ardent Jain. An inscription dated 1123 A.D. praises her beauty in a very descriptive way. Her guru was Prabhacandra Siddhantadeva of the Pustak gachha of Desiyagaņa. Queen şantaladevi took interest in giving gifts of food, shelter, medicine and learning. She had the image of śāatijinendra at șravanabelgola made in 1123 A.D. la the same year in tho same place she built a Jain temple Savatigandavaran basadi and sho granted the village to her Guru for the maintenance of ascetic life. Similarly she made the gift of several villages to the temples. Hence her name earned famous praise “Crest jewel of perfect faith and a rampart to the faith". Like all other Jain ladies she died by the orthodox manner of sallekhan in 1131 A.D. at the holy place of sivaganga. On her death, her parents too died Her mother was so much grieved over the death of her daughter śāntaladevi, that she came to Bela gola, became a lady ascetic, and died śāntaladevi's mother Machikabbe fasted for a month and died in the presence of her Guru Prabhacandrasiddhantadeva Vardhamanadeva and Ravicandradeva. The contribution made by queen Santaladevi and her mother Machikabbe had profound effect on the women of the times. Royal ladies followed jinadharma King Visnuvardhana deva's daug Hariyabbarasi was a devotee of Jainism. She was disciple of Gunadavimukta Siddhantadeva. She caused to be erected in 1129 A.D. a lofty Caityalaya with Gopuras surmounted by rounded pinnacles which were set with all types of jewels.
Similary another notable name of a Jain devotee who fegures in the beginning of Ilth century A.D. is Devaki Demiyakka wbo earns our gratitude. But for her help, the Digambar jain canonical works would not have been there; she got the copies of manuscripts of the digambara cononical works known as Şatkhandagama Kaşaya pahuda Mahabandha made. The commentaries on these works were written by Virasena and Jinasena. The works Dhavala and Jayadhavala are the profound possessions of Digambara Jainas Devaki got the copies of Dhavala Jayadbavala and Mabadhavala made on palm leaves and presented to her Guru Subhachandradeva in 1121 AD. These manuscripts were preserved in Müdabidri, Siddhānth basadi which were brought to light just before 70 years are so. No one knew the existence of these conopical works for about 900 years. Devaki had done an immortal service to the preservation of this previous literature.
...Apother Jain lady Padmavatiyakka, a disciple of the priest Abbayachandra got a temple constructed in 1078 A.D. duriøg the
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