The Rashtrakutas and their Times c20.12

c20.12

It is a noteworthy fact that the revival of Hinduism did not affect the fortunes of Jainism in the Deccan. This may be ascribed mainly to two causes. Firstly the religion was fortunate to acquire state patronage under the early Kadambas, Chālukyas, and the Western Gangas. Many of the Rāṣṭrakūṭa kings were themselves Jains and so were many of their viceroys and generals. The second cause was the influence of the work and achievements of a number of important Jain saints and writers like Samantabhadra, Akalankadeva, Vidyānanda, Mānikyanandin, Prabhāchandra, Jinasena, Gunachandra, and Pampa.⁹