Bengaluru: A professional IT who works with Wipro in Bengaluru found four Kannada inscriptions that were not published in a Jain Temple left in Kudrigi Village from Honnavar Taluk, Uttara Kannada Regency.
Nithin HP, a historical fan, made a regular field visit to find Jain’s inheritance sites in the state.
He explored the latest in November 2021 and took him more than a month to get an inscription outlined and rebuilt it as previously not published.
These findings, from the 13th century, including three ‘nishadi’ memorial and ‘pedestal’ writing.
A Nishadi inscription was installed in the memory of Jains which was devoted to their lives after Sallekhana’s practice, which involves not eating food and devoted themselves completely to worship.
Alas inscription, as suggested as its name, was found on the idol base.
So far Nithin found 14 inscriptions in MySuru, Hassan, Uttara Kannada and Chikkamagaluru.
“I took a year-end vacation for two weeks and most of the discovery was made chicken.
I also plan a vacation in a year where I get a 3/4 weekend weekend.
This one is the discovery of my 2021 years, even though I have visited the place for more than Two years now, “he said.
The base inscription is found in the Adinatha Tirthhankar Idol which is mutilated about 2.5 feet tall.
This inscription mentions Basadi (Jain Temple), known as Narana Jina Chaityalaya, was built by the younger brother of a teacher’s samayacharana student from Sri Mulasha Deshiya Gana.
Even though it was not dated, other inscriptions from the 13th century called Samayacharanana and Narana, showing the same age for this inscription.
Three Nishadists were also found in Basadi’s premise.
One of them has an eight-line inscription that mentions ‘Samayacharana Muni’ student donating rice to Basadi.
Nishadi secondly has a five-line inscription which is mostly obsolete, but the ‘samayacharana muni’ student can be explained.
All texts on the third nishadi are read.
The third Nishadis has a carving that describes someone who does sallekhana in a variety of oath stages.
“The date cannot be ascertained, but from the name Samayacharana Muni, who lived in the 13th century, we can safely conclude that they came from that period,” Nithin said.
Bachelor of Research and Historian Ravikumar K Navalagunda, who helped Nithin describe the inscription, said there was more waiting for the discovery in the region.
“The coast of Karnataka is a fortress of several Jain Dynasties.
‘Pepper Queen’ Chennabhairevi ruled from Gerusoppa, which is a few kilometers away.
Many ancient temples and Basadi have been lost from forest growth for centuries.
This is a significant addition to the Jain inscription from Karnataka, But I believe there is more found, “he said.