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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.
The Telugu portion is the oldest Telugu Kanda Padya. They are one of the important historical evidences, submitted to the Centre, for securing classic language status to Telugu. [7] [8] [9] The inscription also mentions the construction of Tribhuvanatilaka Basadi by Jinavallabha. [10] The top of the hill was used by Jain monks for meditation. [11]
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 ...
Lingayatism gradually expanded. It was the state religion of Telugu and Kannada speaking territories like Wodeyar of Mysore and Ummatur (1399–1610), Nayaks of Keladi (1550–1763). [118] They were hostile to Jains. In 1683, they stamped the lingam symbol in the main temple complex of Jains in Halebidu. Digambaras were forced to perform Shaiva ...
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.
Relief of Jain Goddess Chakreshvari at Bommalagutta Baddega I commissioned the Baddegesvara temple at Vemulavada, [ 4 ] which is identified with the modern Bheemesvara temple. [ 14 ] During the reign of Arikesari II, his father Narasimha's officer tantrapala Peddanarya established a temple of the Sun god . [ 15 ]
Another major work authored by Vimalsuri was "Harivamsa-cariya", which was, according to Dr. Hermann Jacobi, most likely, a work on the Jain version of the Mahabharata. However, the original text of "Harivamsa-cariya" was lost in course of time. The language of both the texts, "Harivamsa-cariya", and "Paumachariyam" is Maharashtri Prakrit. [23]
A mystical account of his life, perhaps an autobiography, is given in Chadmastha Vani. The language in his fourteen books is a unique blend of Prakrit, Sanskrit and Apabhramsha. His language was perhaps influenced by his reading of the books of Acharya Kundakunda. Commentaries on six of the main texts composed by Taran Svami were written by ...