Commander Hulla

 

Hulla was an ideal Jain and a powerful commander of Vishnuvardhan, Marsing and Ballal I. He was not only a religious person, but also a wise politician. He held the ranks of minister,

Treasurer, Sarvadhikari and commander. He built Chaturvinshati Jinalaya at Shravanabelagola with 24 magnificent images of Jain Tirthankaras in 1159 AD Since he was the tresasurer (Bhandari) the temple is called Bhandari Basadi. When King Narasing II made a journey with the aim of victory he visited this sacred temple and worshipped the images of Parshvanath and other Tirthankaras. He donated village Savaneru for maintenance of this temple. As Hulla's title was 'Samyaktvachudamani', this temple was also called Bhavyachudamani. Hulla respected Mahamandalacharya Nayakirti Siddhanta Chakravarti as a preceptor of Chaturvinshati Jinalaya. Other Jain centres also took advantage of munificence of commander Hulla."