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Kavijanasrayam, also referred to as KavijanaaSrayam [1] Kavijanaasrayamu [2] [3] [4] and Kavijanaashrayam, [5] a Jain Literature, [5] [6] is considered by scholars to be the earliest work detailing Telugu prosody, [7] [1] [8] that is, how the basic rhythm of verses in Telugu poetry is structured.
Jain literature (Sanskrit: जैन साहित्य) refers to the literature of the Jain religion. It is a vast and ancient literary tradition, which was initially transmitted orally. The oldest surviving material is contained in the canonical Jain Agamas, which are written in Ardhamagadhi, a Prakrit (Middle-Indo Aryan) language.
The book Kavijanasrayam establishes the contributions of Jain Literature to Telugu. Chalukyas of Vemulavada, the local rulers, were great patrons of Kannada Jain literature. Along with Kannada, we could see that an attempt was made in the same direction for Telugu Jain literature. P. V. P Sastry also mentions that 'many Jain works got destroyed ...
The Siribhoovalaya (Kannada: ಸಿರಿಭೂವಲಯ) is a work of multi-lingual literature written by Kumudendu Muni, a Jain monk. The work is unique in that it employs not letters, but is composed entirely in Kannada numerals. [2] The Saangathya metre of Kannada poetry is employed in the work.
Mahapurana (महापुराण) or Trishashthilkshana Mahapurana is a major Jain text [1] composed largely by Acharya Jinasena during the rule of Rashtrakuta ruler Amoghavarsha and completed by his pupil Gunabhadra in the 9th century CE. Mahapurana consists of two parts.
They consist of four larger parts: (1) Harivamśa, including the story of Krishna, his ancestors and progeny; (2) Nemicarita, the biography of the 22nd Tīrthankara, Krishna’s cousin; (3) Pāndavacarita, containing the central narrative of the Mahabharata; and (4) Vasudeva-hindi, the narrative of the wanderings of Krishna’s father Vasudeva ...
According to this version, Shambuka, a shudra ascetic, was killed by the god Rama (protagonist of the Ramayana) for attempting to perform tapas (austerities) in violation of dharma, resulting in the bad karma which caused the death of a Brahmin's son. [3] [4] [5] The story is regarded to be created at a later period. [6]
Andhra Pradesh – The Sri Ranganatha Ramayanam was adapted by Gona Budda Reddy and is the Telugu version of the Ramayana between 1300 and 1310 CE. The Molla Ramayanamu was adapted by poet Molla. The most extensive work in Telugu is that of Sri Viswanadha Satyanarayana, called the Srimadramayana Kalpavrukshamu. This is a free re-telling of the ...