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predecessor, e. g. Tirontardhau I. 4. 73. unadayo bahulam, III. 3. 1. 

 nirvanovate, VIII. 2. 50. etc. 



One of the questions, connected with this book, which will perhaps 

 excite the greatest interest is, whether £)akatayana really was a Jaina 

 or Bauddha, as we are led to think on account of his title mahacra- 

 manasamghadhipati " moderator of the convention of the great Cra- 

 manas." The word samgha — " convention" — shows, that he belonged 

 either to the Bauddhas or Jain as, and his commentators, who are all 

 Jainas, of course desire to show that he was of the latter persuasion. 



I cannot venture to express at present any definite opinion on the 

 subject. But I believe that Qakatayana was not a Brahman, and 

 should not be at all astonished, if it were established by additional 

 evidence, which I hope will soon come into my hands, that he was a 

 follower of Qakyamuni. 



Extract from a letter from L. Bowking, JEsq^., dated Bangalore, 

 22nd March, 1864. 



I may take this opportunity of mentioning that the Malnad or hill 

 portion of Mysore through which I have recently marched, possesses 

 a great number of inscriptions, some of the Anagerudi dynasty, others 

 of the Kadamba Kajas, and others again of the Skeri House who 

 ruled these wild tracts up to the time of Hyder Ali. The inscriptions 

 are, with very few exceptions, in what is called Hale Kannada or old 

 Canarese, and are read with difficulty. They are invariably on large 

 slabs placed upright in the ground, and generally with no protection 

 from the weather. A great many of these inscriptions were copied, 

 and sent to Bengal by Dr. Buchanan, who visited Mysore under orders 

 from Government in the beginning of the century and wrote a very 

 interesting account of his tour, in three volumes. Mr. Walter Elliot 

 also, of the Madras C. S., collected a great number of these inscrip- 

 tions, but I do not know whether the results of his labours were com- 

 municated to the Society at Calcutta. I purpose some day, if I can 

 secure the services of a qualified copyist, to have all that can be found 

 in the country copied systematically. 



The most interesting traces of ancient time that I have seen in the 

 Malnad are those of the Jain sectarians. Formerly there was a noted 

 dynasty of Jain Kajas, called the Belal Bai Kajas, who ruled both above 



