SII 14.115: original edition by A. S. Ramanatha Ayyar

Alternative title: “MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS. No. 107-119. (A.R. Nos. 691 to 703 of 1905.) AYYAMPĀḶAIYAM, PALANI TALUK, MADURAI DISTRICT. No. 115. (A.R. No. 699 of 1905.) Above the natural cave.”

Author of digital edition: Emmanuel Francis (emfr).

Summary: The following Vaṭṭeḻuttu and Tamil labels are engraved near the natural cavern in the hill called the Aivarmalai which was called ‘Ayiraimalai’ in the inscriptions. This Ayirai was famous in the olden times as a Jaina colony. The God Pārśvanātha sculptured in this place was the recipient of some endowments in the eign of the Pāṇḍya king Varaguṇavarman in A.D. 870. The Vaṭṭeḻuttu labels engraved below the images of several Jaina Tīrthaṅkaras sculptured in half relief near this cavern are also attributable to the same period approximately, and they record the fact that the respective images were the gifts of Ajjaṇandi, Indrasēna, Mallisēna, etc. Avvaṇandi-Kurattiyār the disciple of Paṭṭini-Kurattiyar also had an image sculptured on the rock. An ascetic by the name of Ajjaṇandi is mentioned in the Jīvakachintāmaṇi, the premier Jaina classic of this early period.

Language: Tamil (tam).

Version: 2025-09-08 19:01 (3992bd7), last modified 2025-07-03 14:51 (0ec4724).

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Commentary

No. 115 which is written in a more archaic script is very much damaged.

The characters are more archaic than the other labels. They may be attributed to the 7th century A.D.

Bibliography

Digital edition of SII 14.115 (ARIE/1905-1906/B/1905/699) by Ramanatha Ayyar 1962 converted to DHARMA conventions by Emmanuel Francis.

Primary

[SII] Ramanatha Ayyar, A. S. 1962. South Indian inscriptions. Volume XIV: The Pāṇḍyas. South Indian Inscriptions 14. Delhi: Archaeological survey of India (Manager of Publications). Page 65, item 115.

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