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.
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.