Epigraphical Profile & Archaeological Context
Location & Site:Behind Parshvanatha Basadi, Chandragiri, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
Historical Period:Hoysala Period (12th Century CE)
Patron Sovereign:General Gangaraja & Hoysala Court (Poet: Madhava)
🖋️Primary Inscriptional Text
Kannada-Brahmi Script • SanskritOriginal Text Transliterated in Devanagari / Regional Script:
श्रीमत्परमगम्भीरस्याद्वादामोघलाञ्छनम्... श्री कुन्दकुन्दान्वयो यतीन्द्राणां...
Romanized Transliteration (IAST):
Śrīmat-parama-gambhīra-syādvādāmogha-lāñchanam... Śrī Kundakundānvayo yatīndrāṇāṃ...
Scholarly English Translation:
“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.”
🔬Historical & Epigraphical Significance
The definitive 143-line master genealogy of the Digambara Mūlasangha, linking philosophical Agamas directly with verified historical monarchs and monastic pontiffs.
Primary Epigraphical Citations:
- Epigraphia Carnatica, Vol. II (Revised), Inscription No. 54, pp. 20–35
- Rice, B. Lewis, Mysore and Coorg from the Inscriptions, London, 1909
Associated Archaeological Monument:
View Monument ProfileShravanabelagola Vindhyagiri & Chandragiri Hills
The supreme spiritual epicenter of South Indian Digambara Jainism. Features the 57-foot free-standing monolithic colossus of Bhagwan Bahubali atop Vindhyagiri, and the sacred Chandragiri Hill containing 14 historic basadis and over 500 lithic inscriptions.