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Ālvār Sri Parāntakan Sri Kundavai Pirāttiyār or Kundavai Pirāttiyār was one of the queens of the Chola empire.〔''Lalit kalā, Issue 15, page 34''〕 She was the daughter of Parantaka Chola II and the elder sister of Rajaraja Chola I.〔''Early Chola art, page 183''〕〔''A Topographical List of Inscriptions in the Tamil Nadu and Kerala States: Thanjavur District, page 180''〕〔''Worshiping Śiva in medieval India: ritual in an oscillating universe, page 5''〕 ==Life and works== Kuntavai commissioned many temples temples for Siva, Vishnu and Jaina.〔''Women in Indian life and society, page 49''〕〔South Indian Inscriptions – Vol II-Part 1 (Tanjore temple Inscriptions)〕 She features in Chola inscriptions.〔''Śrīnidhiḥ: perspectives in Indian archaeology, art, and culture, page 364''〕〔''Encyclopaedia of Jainism, page 1000''〕 She built at least two Jain temples, one at Rajarajeswaram later known as Dadapuram and the other at Tirumalai.〔 She built a hospital after her father named Sundara Chola Vinnagar atula salai at Thanjavur and donated extensive lands for its maintenance.〔''Ancient system of oriental medicine, page 96''〕〔 She made lavish donations to the Brihadeeswarar temple at Thanjavur during the reign of her younger brother Rajaraja Chola I and her nephew Rajendra Chola I. One of the inscriptions reads: 〔''Portrait sculpture in south India, page 34''〕 Some of the images or idols set up by princess Kundavai include:〔''Middle Chola temples:Rajaraja I to Kulottunga I (A.D. 985–1070), page 42''〕 Here is an excerpt from the 29th year of Rajaraja that lists some of her gifts to Brihadeeswarar temple: Kundavai spent the last days of her life with her nephew Rajendra Chola I at the palace in Palaiyārai.〔''Great women of India, page 306''〕〔''Encyclopaedia of Status and Empowerment of Women in India: Status and position of women in ancient, medieval and modern India, page 176''〕〔''Middle Chola temples: Rajaraja I to Kulottunga I (A.D. 985–1070), page 381''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kundavai Pirāttiyār」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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