by the historian Srutasagara Gani, Jaina monks in these matha were persecuted by Muslim officials for their way of life, thereby suggesting that the matha tradition had continued in the first half of the 2nd millennium. The term matha is also used for Jain monasteries. Some Jain Mathas are: Shravana Belgola Moodabidri Mel Sithamur Jain Math Arahanthgiri Jain Math Kumbhoj Kanakagiri Jain Matha Humbaj Karkala Amminabhavi Kambadahalli Sonda Jain Math Lakkavalli Jain Matha Kolhapur Nandani Jain Matha Notes References Sources Further reading Tamara Sears (2014), Worldly Gurus and Spiritual Kings: Architecture and Asceticism in Medieval India, Yale University Press, External links The Hindu Monastic Code, Rama Ramanuja Achari (2013), Australian council of Hindu Clergy Religious organisations based in India Jain monasticism Monasteries Hindu architecture