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________________ JAINA BIBLIOGRAPHY 197 food, shelter, medicice and teaching (Epi. Carn. II, Srav. Bel.' 126 dated III A. D.). The earliest Jain inscription refer to the intellect of person being "brightended by the water of learning." (Epi. Carn. II, Srav. Bel. 75, dated 950 A, D.). Numerous inscriptions of the 12th and 13th centuries are a witness to the high state of learning and teaching them current among the Jains in the State. P. 663. Archaeological Survey : The inscriptions at Sravana Belgola have established the antiquity of the Jains and their priority to the Buddhists. They have furnished information of the utmost importance regarding Kannada literature and its antiquity. The Jain sect is one of the most ancient in India. 201 (i) C. HAYAVADANA Rao. Mysore Gazetteer, Vol. II, Historical, Part 1 - New Edition, Bangalore, 1930. P. 5. Maisura-deregala-vamsavali is a small Kannada poem by an unknown Jain author who lived in the 19th century. It begins with the Hoysala and Vijayanagar kings and ends with Krishộarāja Wodear III. P. 38. The Lingäyat revival in the time of the Kalachürya King Bijjala spread with alarming rapidity through out the Kannada country, superceding the Jains and the Brahmans alike. P. 51. The Śravana Begoļa inscriptions contain lists of Pattavalis which give much valuable information of Jain gurus. P. 58. A gránt to a Jina temple is called a Jain-śāsana. P. 62 Inscribed slabs displaced have been sometimes carved out into images; the Jain image carved out of an inscribed slab at Sankigatta, Bangalore Dist.; the inscription is of the period of the Hoysala King, Narasimha 1 (1 141-1173) and the image of Vardamäna carved out of it is of a later date. Pp. 63-64. Stone inscription : rock inscriptions on the Chandragiri hill at Śravana Belgoļa (E. C. 11, Ins. at Sr. Bel., Nos. 1459, New Edi), including the eiptaph of the Jain teacher Prabhāchandra, which commemorates the migration of Digambara Jain to Mysore and Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.016035
Book TitleJaina Bibliography Part 1
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorA N Upadhye
PublisherVeer Seva Mandir Trust
Publication Year1982
Total Pages1070
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationDictionary & Dictionary
File Size17 MB
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