Abstract
Stories about Padmāvati played an important role in the founding of the Ganga Dynasty (ca. 350-1000 C.E.) and the Hoysala Dynasty (ca. 950-1350 C.E.) in what is now the modern state of Karnataka. Although not without its critics, goddess worship has been integral to Jainism as practiced in south India for more than a millennium. This article surveys primary and secondary literature written about Padmāvati and describes worship at the main shrine dedicated to her, located in Hombuja in central Karnataka.
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Zydenbos, Robert
(2023)
"The Jaina Goddess Padmāvati in Karnataka,"
Monsoon: South Asian Studies Association Journal: Vol. 2:
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1, Article 4.
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https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/monsoon-sasa-journal/vol2/iss1/4
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