Articles on Jain Temple Patronage
The Sendrakas: An Early Jaina Family
By Hampa Nagarajaiah · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 2009
Nadoja Prof. Hampana’s article reconstructs the history of the Sendrakas, an early Jaina dynasty that held regional power in south and west India between the fourth and eighth centuries. The Sendrakas initially served as mandalikas (provincial governors) of…
Jainism Under the Kalacuris and the Séunas
By Hampa Nagarajaiah · Jinamanjari, 2000
A) Kalacuri Rule and Jain Patronage i) The Kalacuris rose to power when Bijjala (Bijjana), a subordinate of the later Calukyas, usurped the throne in 1156 CE at Annigeri, a Jain center. He was supported by Récana (alias Récarasa/Récaprabhu), a devout Jaina…
The Ganga Monarchy and Jainism
By Hampa Nagarajaiah · Jinamanjari, 2000
The article meticulously traces the deep-rooted association between the Ganga dynasty (3rd–12th C.E.) and Jainism in Karnataka. It establishes that the Gangas inherited the Jaina tradition from earlier dynasties like the Mauryas and Satavahanas, further…
A History of the Bahubali Statue in Karkala, South India
By Y. Umanatha Shenoi · Jinamanjari, 1999
Karkala, currently a taluk in Mangalore district of Karnataka, has deep historical roots, with traces from the Stone Age to the medieval period. It rose to prominence under the Jaina Bhairava kings, descendants of the Santaras of Humcha and Kalasa, who ruled…
New Light on the Cola Epigraphs from Chittamur
By A. Ekambaranathan · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1986
A. Ekambaranathan’s article ‘New Light on the Cola Epigraphs from Chittamur’ re‑examines three little‑known inscriptions from the Malainatha temple at Chittamur, a Digambara Jain centre twenty kilometres north‑west of Tindivanam in Tamil Nadu. The village…