Vaddaradhane by
ShivakotiacharyaShivakotiacharya , a writer of the 9th-10th century, is considered the author of didactic Kannada language Jain text Vaddaradhane . A prose narrative written in pre-Old-Kannada , Vaddaradhane is considered the earliest extant work in the prose genre in the Kannada language...
is the earliest extant prose work in Kannada. It is a didactic work consisting of nineteen stories and is based on Harisena's Brhatkathakosa. It gives a detailed description of the life of Bhadrabahu of
ShravanabelagolaShravanabelagola is a city located in the Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 158 km from Bangalore. It is one of the most important Jain pilgrim centers...
. The work is dated to the 9th century but some scholars advance a pre-sixth century date for the work. Based on internal evidence, it is suggested that Shivakotiacharya may have been a native of Kogali, in the
Bellary districtBellary is a district in Karnataka state, India.-Geography:Bellary district is spread from southwest to northeast and is situated on the eastern side of Karnataka state. The district is 15° 30’ and 15°50’ north latitude and 75° 40’ and 77° 11’ east longitude...
of modern Karnataka.
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Vaddaradhane by
ShivakotiacharyaShivakotiacharya , a writer of the 9th-10th century, is considered the author of didactic Kannada language Jain text Vaddaradhane . A prose narrative written in pre-Old-Kannada , Vaddaradhane is considered the earliest extant work in the prose genre in the Kannada language...
is the earliest extant prose work in Kannada. It is a didactic work consisting of nineteen stories and is based on Harisena's Brhatkathakosa. It gives a detailed description of the life of Bhadrabahu of
ShravanabelagolaShravanabelagola is a city located in the Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 158 km from Bangalore. It is one of the most important Jain pilgrim centers...
. The work is dated to the 9th century but some scholars advance a pre-sixth century date for the work. Based on internal evidence, it is suggested that Shivakotiacharya may have been a native of Kogali, in the
Bellary districtBellary is a district in Karnataka state, India.-Geography:Bellary district is spread from southwest to northeast and is situated on the eastern side of Karnataka state. The district is 15° 30’ and 15°50’ north latitude and 75° 40’ and 77° 11’ east longitude...
of modern Karnataka.
The list of 19 stories are
- Story of Sukumara swamy
- Story of SukaushaLa swamy
- Gajakumara
- Sanathkumara prince
- Annii kavrutha
- Bhadrabhau bhatarara
- Lalithaghate
- Dharmaghosha
- Siridhinnia bhatarara
- Vrushabha sena bhatarara
- Karthika rishi
- Abhayaghosha rishi
- Vidyuthchoraa rishi
- Gurudatta bhatarara
- Chilata putra
- Dandaka rishi
- Mahendradattacharyaand
- Chanakya rishi
- Vrushabhasena rishi