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Jaina Inscriptions in Tamilnadu
No. 316
Village
Pūndi
Taluk
Ārapi
District
North Arcot
Findspot
On the west wall of the Jaina temple of Ponninātha.
Dynasty
Sambhuvarāya
King
(Viravira Sambhuvaraya)
Date
(A.D. 13th-14th century characters)
Tamil
Language
and Script
Contents
Records the building of a Jaina temple called Viravirajinalaya, named after the chieftain, and the gift of a village to it. The lands belonging to the temple were marked with 'Kundihaikal'. Pūņdi is stated to be a village in Meyyūrnadu in Palkunsakkottam.
Reference
ARE, 58/1900, SII., Vol. VII, No. 62.
Remarks
Kundihaikal means boundary stones marked with a Kamandala (water pot).
