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Shivakotiacharya
Shivakotiacharya (also Shivakoti), a writer of the 9th-10th century, is considered the author of didactic Kannada language Jain text ''Vaddaradhane'' (''lit'', "Worship of elders", ca. 900). A prose narrative written in pre-Old-Kannada (''Purva Halegannada''), ''Vaddaradhane'' is considered the earliest extant work in the prose genre in the Kannada language.〔Shastri (1955), p. 356〕〔Zvelebil (2008), p. 3〕〔Sahitya Akademi (1992), p. 4027.〕 Scholars are, however, still divided about when exactly the text was written, with claims ranging from before the 6th century to the 10th century.〔〔〔〔
==Content==
According to the scholar R.S. Mugali, ''Vaddaradhane'' is one of the finest pieces of Jain literature, which stands out by itself in all of Kannada literature.〔Mugali (2006), pp. 177–178〕 In addition to religious content describing the lives of Jain saints (''Jainas''),〔 it treats on Jain tenets regarding the torments of flesh and spirit, interpretations of fate (''karma''), rebirth and the plight of humans on earth. The text gives useful information about contemporary society including education, trade and commerce, magic and superstitions, the caste system and untouchability, and position of women in society.〔〔 The text provides details on contemporary urban and rural society: towns with majestic buildings and multi-storied houses; temples (''devalaya''); a street for the courtesans (''sulegeri''); palaces; streets with people, horses and elephants; homes of cloth merchants (''dusigar''); homes of diamond merchants (''baccara''); feudatories (''samanta''); royal officials (''niyogi''); grain markets and traders; and various types of settlements such as villages (''grama'') and towns (''nagara'').〔Adiga (2006), p. 71–72〕 The text dwells on the evils of ''Kali Yuga'' including miscegenation and takes a critical look at contemporary Brahmin practices.〔Adiga (2006), p. 259〕 It mentions fierce warriors, royal retainers (''velevali'') who were under oath to lay down their life for the king and royalty.〔Adiga (2006), pp. 233–234〕
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