Hathigumpha Inscription of King Kharavela
“Namo Arahantānam Namo Sava Sidhānam ... Kalingādhipatinā Ceta-rāja-vasa-vadhanena Pasatha-subha-lakkhaṇena...”
Salutation to the Arhats (the Omniscient)! Salutation to all the Siddhas (the Liberated Souls)! Emperor Kharavela of the Chedi dynasty recovered the sacred image of Kalinga Jina looted by the Nanda kings and excavated rock-cut caves on Kumari Hill for Digambara ascetics.
Sittanavasal Ezhadipattam Asokan Bed Inscription
“Emi-nāṭṭu Asōkan seytha āthanam...”
The sacred polished stone meditation bed (karpadukkai) carved for the ascetic Asokan of Emi-nadu to undertake solemn dhyana and voluntary spiritual vow of Vadakkiruthal (Sallekhana).
Kankali Tila Vodva Stupa Epigraph
“Samva 49 hemanta-māse... deva-nirmite vodve thūpe arahato pratimā pratishṭhāpitā Kottiyāto gaṇāto...”
In Year 49 of the Great King... At the divine Vodva Stupa built by the gods, a sacred image of the Arhat was consecrated by the pious assembly belonging to the Kottiya Gana and the Brahmadasika Kula.
Kahum Stone Pillar Inscription of Skandagupta
“Khyāte-smin Gupta-vaṃśe... pañcendrān ātma-tṛptyā jina-vara-vṛṣabhānāṃ pratiṣṭhāpitā...”
During the peaceful reign of Emperor Skandagupta, the devotee Madra, full of compassion for all living beings, erected this indestructible stone pillar housing images of the five foremost Jina conquerors: Adinatha, Shantinatha, Neminatha, Parshvanatha, and Mahavira.
Chandragiri Hill Inscription No. 1 (Bhadrabahu & Chandragupta)
“Asti Bhadrabāhu-svāmi-praśiṣya-paramparānuyāte... Kaṭavapra-nāmakasya giri-varasya...”
The venerable Shruta Kevali Bhadrabahu, having foreseen a twelve-year famine in North India, led the twelve-thousand-strong Sangha to the southern summit of Katavapra (Chandragiri). There, attended by his disciple Prabhachandra (Chandragupta Maurya), he accomplished the sacred vow of Sallekhana.
Aihole Meguti Jinendra Inscription of Poet Ravikirti
“Jayati bhagavān jinendro... yenākāri paronmukhā ravi-kaviḥ kīrtiḥ satāṃ saṃsadi...”
Victorious is Bhagwan Jinendra, who delivers beings from the ocean of rebirth! Ravikirti, who by his poetic skill equaled Kalidasa and Bharavi, built this stone abode of Jinendra under the sovereign protection of Satyashraya Pulakeshin II in the Saka Year 556.
Deogarh Temple No. 12 Pillar Inscription of Bhojadeva I
“Saṃvat 919... Śrīmad Bhojadeva rājye... Śrī Śāntinātha deva prāsāde stambho pratiṣṭhāpitaḥ...”
In Vikrama Samvat 919, during the victorious reign of Paramabhattaraka Bhojadeva, this votive pillar was consecrated in the magnificent temple of Bhagwan Shantinatha at Luachhagir (Deogarh) by the assembly of the Saraswati Gachha.
Kazhugumalai Vatteluttu Inscriptions of Female Monastics
“Tirunechurathuk kurathigaḷ seytha paḷḷi... śrī Gunasena-periyadigal mānākkiyar...”
Dedicated by the revered female mendicants (Kurathiyar / Aryikas) of Tirunechuram, disciples of the venerable preceptor Gunasena. Over one hundred bas-relief Tirthankaras were commissioned by nuns, scholarly women preceptors, and civic guilds.
Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar Inscription of Chavundaraya
“Śrī Cāmuṇḍarājena kāritaṃ... Gommaṭeśvarasya mahā-pratiṣṭhānam...”
Erected by Commander Chavundaraya, the crest-jewel of Ganga ministers and disciple of Acharya Nemichandra. Commemorates the miraculous carving and consecration of the 57-foot Gommateshwara monolith atop Vindhyagiri.
Sravana Belgola Inscription No. 54 (Mallishena Epitaph)
“Śrīmat-parama-gambhīra-syādvādāmogha-lāñchanam... Śrī Kundakundānvayo yatīndrāṇāṃ...”
Reverence to the profound doctrine of Syadvada! In the holy lineage of Acharya Kundakunda arose Umasswami, Samantabhadra who roared like a lion across India, Pujyapada the master of grammar, and Jinasena the royal preceptor of King Amoghavarsha.
Bukkaraya I Reconciliation Royal Charter of 1368 CE
“Jaina bhavanaṅgaḷiṅge hāni vṛddhi yāvudu adanu Vaiṣṇavaru tammadē endu rakṣisuvudu...”
Taking the hand of the Jain community and placing it in the hand of the Vaishnavas, Emperor Bukkaraya decreed: There is no difference between the religions. Any injury to the Digambara Jains is an injury to the realm. Let this royal edict be engraved in all temples across the empire.
Gwalior Fort Urwahi Valley Colossi Inscription
“Saṃvat 1510 varṣe vaiśākha sudī... Tomara vaṃśe Śrī Ḍūṅgarasiṃha rājye Bhaṭṭāraka Guṇabhadra...”
In Samvat 1510, during the illustrious reign of Tomara King Dungar Singh, the colossal standing image of Bhagwan Rishabhanatha (57 feet tall) and hundreds of Jina icons were consecrated by Bhattaraka Gunabhadra of the Kashtha Sangha.