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Adikavi Pampa

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Kannada poet

WritersLived 902 to 975 · aged 73
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Pampa (902-955), also referred to by the honorific Ādikavi, was a Kannada-language Jain poet whose works reflected his philosophical beliefs. He was a court poet of Vemulavada Chalukya king Arikesari II, who was a feudatory of the Rashtrakuta Emperor Krishna III.

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Pampa (902-955), also referred to by the honorific Ādikavi, was a Kannada-language Jain poet whose works reflected his philosophical beliefs. He was a court poet of Vemulavada Chalukya king Arikesari II, who was a feudatory of the Rashtrakuta Emperor Krishna III. Pampa is best known for his epics Vikramārjuna Vijaya or Pampa Bharata, and the "Ādi purāṇa", both written in the champu style around c. 939. These works served as the model for all future champu works in Kannada.

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deceased
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Lived 902 to 975 · aged 73
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18 languages

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