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tends to controvert the entire Purdnam ; because the son of Jrjnna and 

 the daughter of MaUya-dhvaja, then must be the famous Sundara and 

 Mindcshi the tutehuy niimina of the place ; considered to be incarnations 

 of Siva and Parvati. There, for the present, I leave the matter. 



Note. — The paper is good, and in perfect preservation ; and the ink 

 deep-coloured ; consequently restoration is not required. 



There is half a page following, in Telugu, mentioning the building of 

 a fane at Chola-puram in the Pdndiya country, by one named Sancara- 

 narayana. He also built the village, and an agi'ahdram ; residing 

 there. He did so in consequence of having been driven from his resi- 

 dence at Chola-puram J m the Trinomali district, by the violence and op- 

 pression of a Chola king ; v^'hich induced him to emigrate to the south. 



Sectioji 3. Account of Sixty-six /ama fanes in the Canchi district^ 

 with the customs and manners of the Jalnas. 



A mention of the different ages, according to their system ; the twen- 

 ty-four iirVhacaras ; the M anus ; and the Chacravertis among them. 

 The commencement of the Sacai-era is specified in the Cali Yaga year 

 741. MdiUj Jainas came, from the north, to the Canchi district in the 

 Cali Yuga 1451 Sal. Sac. 710 : in the reign of Hima-sifa^a maha raja. 

 It was then a forest, which they cleared and cultivated. In his time a 

 schism arose between the Jainas and the Bauddhas. Aca'anga-demr^ 

 overcame the Bauddhas. Some of the Bauddhas were intended to be 

 put to death in large stone-oil-mills ; but instead of that were embarked 

 on board ships, or vessels, and sent to Ceylon. Some subsequent matters 

 are mentioned ; and then a reference to Appar and Manka-vasacar. 

 Subsequent times of war, and disturbance, are adverted to ; in whic h the 

 Jainas were scattered, and went to various places : their fanes being 

 injured, or destroyed. Revenue matters are mentioned, in the time of the 

 Honorable Company. In the Pira-desam there are about one hundred 

 Jaina house-holders. Fifteen fanes are large, some small : in all there 

 are sixty-five fanes. A list of these, and of their villages, follows. 



Remark. — This paper is curious and important : both as regards ink 

 and paper, it is in good preservation. 



Section 4. Answers to queries, from Brahmans at Sri-rangham. 

 Who was Dherrna Brahma ? He v/as a C/to/a-king of the Treta- Yuga, 



