Vaddaradhane by Shivakotiacharya

Shivakotiacharya

Shivakotiacharya , 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 Shravanabelagola

Shravanabelagola

Shravana Belgola is a city located in the Hassan district in the Indian state of Karnataka and is 158 km from Bangalore. The statue of Gommateshvara Bahubali at Śravaṇa Beḷgoḷa is one of the most important pilgrimage destinations in Jainism, one that reached a peak in architectural and sculptural...

. 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 district of modern Karnataka.

The list of 19 stories are

1. Story of Sukumara swamy
2. Story of SukaushaLa swamy
3. Gajakumara
4. Sanathkumara prince
5. Annii kavrutha
6. Bhadrabhau bhatarara
7. Lalithaghate
8. Dharmaghosha
9. Siridhinnia bhatarara
10. Vrushabha sena bhatarara
11. Karthika rishi
12. Abhayaghosha rishi
13. Vidyuthchoraa rishi
14. Gurudatta bhatarara
15. Chilata putra
16. Dandaka rishi
17. Mahendradattacharyaand
18. Chanakya rishi
19. Vrushabhasena rishi