She was born at Punganur of Chittoor district in Andhra pradesh. She was the daughter of Feudatory Mallapa of chalukya king Tailapa II, and Ponnamayya.[1] Attimabbe’s Father Mallapa belonged to “Vajiivamsa“ of Kondniya gotra and known as Dandnayaka title, bestowed by Tailapa II. Mallapa was a devout adherent to Jainism and a powerful figure in the imperial court of Tailapa II. She was contemporary to Ganga general and chief minister Chavundaraya.[2]
Attimabbe was married to Nagadeva in 965 AD, the elder son of Dhallapa, Chief minister and general in chalukyan court. Dhallapa is also mentioned in Lakkundi inscription as a brave, highly learned, intelligent, proficient and valiant in war. It also credits the triumph over Vengi, Malwa, Konkan and Tigules. Nagadeva was also devout to Jainism and considered a bright star of “Vajjivamsa”. The victory of Gujarat and Vengi is credited to Nagadeva, as described in lakkundi Inscription. Attimabbe was the mother of Paduvala Tailap or Anniga.[3]
Her husband Nagadeva was killed in battlefield in 984 AD, when Attimabbe was 34 years old. King Tailapa II himself came to Attimabbe to express his condolence on death of Nagadeva. She led a pious life after husband’s death, following the Jaina creed. She was devout to Jainism, and many marvels and miracles are attributed to her in Lakkundi Inscription. She is compared to many famous personalities like Rukmini, Satyabhama, Chelini, Rohini, Prabhawati, Sulochna, Marudevi, Sushaine, Sivadevi, lakshmana and Vijayasena. In above mentioned names; five names are of Jina savior’s Mother.
She is also honored by Poet Ranna as “DanaChintamani” [4][5] means “Jewel among donors”. BrahmaShiva in Samayparikshe adores Attimabbe attributing many epitaphs like “gunadakhani”,”Vimala Charitre”, “Jain sasna rakshmani”, “Sajjanaka Chudamani”, “Akalanka Charite” and “Sarvakalavidhi”.
About 22 lithic records in Karnataka refer to high esteemed woman of nobility who have been compared to Attimabbe for their acts of charity and chastity. Moreover, an award on the name of Attimabbe was given to a female candidate every year by Karnataka government every year. Year 1994 was also celebrated as the year of Attimabbe.
Among her achievements were:
She caused the construction of 1500 Jain Shrines[6] in her life and in addition one more at Lakkundi celebrated as Brahma Jinalaya.
She caused 1500 Jina images [7] to be made and gifted them along with Gold bells and lamp of daily worship of Lord Jina.
She caused 1000 copies of Shantipurana[8] to be made on palm leaves and distributed them to Jina preachers and scholars as “Shastra Daan”.
References
^The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society (Bangalore, India)., Volume 95, page no. 69
attimabbe, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2019, learn, whe. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Attimabbe news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message Attimabbe 950 1020 was a noblewoman of the Western Chalukya Empire AttimabbeBorn950 ADSpouseNagadevaFatherMallapaReligionJainismBrahma Jinalaya at Lakkundi She was born at Punganur of Chittoor district in Andhra pradesh She was the daughter of Feudatory Mallapa of chalukya king Tailapa II and Ponnamayya 1 Attimabbe s Father Mallapa belonged to Vajiivamsa of Kondniya gotra and known as Dandnayaka title bestowed by Tailapa II Mallapa was a devout adherent to Jainism and a powerful figure in the imperial court of Tailapa II She was contemporary to Ganga general and chief minister Chavundaraya 2 Attimabbe was married to Nagadeva in 965 AD the elder son of Dhallapa Chief minister and general in chalukyan court Dhallapa is also mentioned in Lakkundi inscription as a brave highly learned intelligent proficient and valiant in war It also credits the triumph over Vengi Malwa Konkan and Tigules Nagadeva was also devout to Jainism and considered a bright star of Vajjivamsa The victory of Gujarat and Vengi is credited to Nagadeva as described in lakkundi Inscription Attimabbe was the mother of Paduvala Tailap or Anniga 3 Her husband Nagadeva was killed in battlefield in 984 AD when Attimabbe was 34 years old King Tailapa II himself came to Attimabbe to express his condolence on death of Nagadeva She led a pious life after husband s death following the Jaina creed She was devout to Jainism and many marvels and miracles are attributed to her in Lakkundi Inscription She is compared to many famous personalities like Rukmini Satyabhama Chelini Rohini Prabhawati Sulochna Marudevi Sushaine Sivadevi lakshmana and Vijayasena In above mentioned names five names are of Jina savior s Mother She is also honored by Poet Ranna as DanaChintamani 4 5 means Jewel among donors BrahmaShiva in Samayparikshe adores Attimabbe attributing many epitaphs like gunadakhani Vimala Charitre Jain sasna rakshmani Sajjanaka Chudamani Akalanka Charite and Sarvakalavidhi About 22 lithic records in Karnataka refer to high esteemed woman of nobility who have been compared to Attimabbe for their acts of charity and chastity Moreover an award on the name of Attimabbe was given to a female candidate every year by Karnataka government every year Year 1994 was also celebrated as the year of Attimabbe Among her achievements were She caused the construction of 1500 Jain Shrines 6 in her life and in addition one more at Lakkundi celebrated as Brahma Jinalaya She caused 1500 Jina images 7 to be made and gifted them along with Gold bells and lamp of daily worship of Lord Jina She caused 1000 copies of Shantipurana 8 to be made on palm leaves and distributed them to Jina preachers and scholars as Shastra Daan References Edit The Quarterly Journal of the Mythic Society Bangalore India Volume 95 page no 69 Jain Journal Volume 29 July 1994 page no 36 Jinmanjari Contemporary Jaina Reflections Volumes 8 13 page no 67 Danacintamaṇi Attimabbe by Es Pi Paṭila Prasantakumara Nalavara History of the Western Gangas Volume 1 by Ali B Sheik page no 261 Jain Journal Volume 37 page no 6 Jain Journal Volume 29 July 1994 page no 31 Jain Journal Volume 29 July 1994 page no 31 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Attimabbe amp oldid 1151328975, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
