May, 1873.]

SRAVANA BELLIGOLA.

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“Afterwards from the Śaka year 444, Prajot patti Pāndu Rāya and his descendants appoint ed Kundachārya to manage the affairs of the temple, and continued the charitable endow ments for 90 years.

vardhana Belala gave an indin of land yielding 50,000, and continued the worship for 31 years under the management of Shubhāchandrāchārya.

“Again from Šaka year 564, one Virapāndya

vardhana, under the taunts of his favourite con

Rāya and his son appointed Siddhāntáchárya to the temple for 80 years. They also gave inám lands to the temple. “Then followed Kuna Pându Rāya, who ap pointed Amālakīrti Åchārya to the temple...This

received ‘Taptamudra' (mark of the religion) and thus became a convert to the Vaishnava religion. He then changed his name to Vish

nuvardhana, and, with a bitter hatred against

king however changed his religion and destroy

this (Jaina) religion, discontinued or abolished

ed the charities established by his predecessors. He and his family were ruined. “At this time certain princes belonging to the family of Chāmunda Rāya who governed the provinces of Halebidu, Bilikere, Kådanahalli, Aukanahalli, &c., built small temples at Góma

all the indins, destroyed 790 Basti temples and

tapura Bilukere, Biliulli, Halebidu, and set

granting lands yielding 5,000 pagodas.

Betta

“In the Saka year 1039, Durmukhi, Betta cubine and the arguments of Rāmānujāchārya,

set up Pancha Nārāyanas, viz. –Chenniga Nārā yana at Belīra, Kirti Nārāyana at Talakādu,

Vijaya Nārāyana at Vijayapura, Viranārāyana at Gadugu, and Lakshmi Nārāyana at Harada nahalli, transferring to these all the ‘svåstyās' or indins that had been formerly given to the Basti temples. He built the tank at Tondamirá

up an image Gómatesvara, the height of two men, on the hill of Gómatapura, and gave for the maintenance of worship the villages

from the stones of the destroyed Basti temples,

called Śrāvanahalli, Jinnahalli, Gómatapura, and

lished different kinds of Jaina inäms, viz.:-

and called it Tirumala Sāgara.

Having abo

Pădenahalli. They also, in order that the

‘Agraharas,’ ‘Punarvarga svāstyās,’ ‘Man

discontinued worship at Śrāvana Belligola might

nias,’ &c., he established below this tank Tirumu

be renewed and continued, gave eight other

lasigara Chatter for the feeding of Rāmānuja kāta (assembly of Rāmānuja sects). He gave the name of Meluköta aud Tirunārāyanapura to the village of Dodda Garuganahalli, constructed several temples and places, and caused steps to

villages, and appointed Amālakīrti Áchārya to manage the affairs. This they continued for 67 years.

“From the Śaka year 777, Bhāva, this country

be erected to the hill of Melukóta.

fell into the hands of the Hayasāla Belālā kings who wereJaina Kshatriyās ruling over thecountry of Hayasala. Adityá, a descendant of this house, having heard of the excellence of the place and the beauty of the idol, paid a visit to it, and had the ceremony of sprinkling the god performed. He gave villages (out of those that had been given by Chāmunda Rāya) yielding a revenue of 96,000 pagodas, and appointed Sômānan

dyācharyā to carry out the worship properly. “Afterwards, Amālakīrti Belâla made over to

the temple lands yielding 5,000 pagodas, and appointed Tridāmavibudhānandyāchārya as head of the math. This continued for 49 years.

“Another of the Belāla kings, named Ango Rāja, continued the same for 56 years, and

After he

had continued in this course for some time, when unable to bear the “devadróha,’ or sin

against the gods, the earth opened, and all the villages and lands near Aduguru in the Belöru Tāluka were swallowed up. When the news thereof reached the king Vishnuvardhama, he called together his wise men and inquired of them why this thing had come to pass. The learned men told him it was because of the num

ber of Jaina temples he had destroyed.

He then

called together all castes of people and offered Sānti (sacrifice) and worship to the gods, but all in vain. The people of the other sects said that a remedy should be sought for from the Jainas alone.

But the king, having changed his

nominated Gunāchandrāchārya to manage the affairs. This continued for 64 years.

religion, would not ask the Jainas for the reme dy. He tried again to remove the evil by going to great expense, but it was of no use. He failed again. Thinking that further delay

“Udyāditya Belāla, Vira Belāla, and Gan

would cause the ruin of their country, all

gārāya Belāla each continued the worship by

the people went to the king, who, with

appointed Prabhāchandrasiddhāntāchārya to manage the affairs. After this Pratāpa Belála