 Another notable Jain writer in Kannada was Sri Ponna , patronised by King Krishna III and famed for Shantipurana , his account of the life of Shantinatha , the 16th Jain tirthankara . He earned the title Ubhaya Kavichakravathi ( supreme poet in two languages ) for his command over both Kannada and Sanskrit . His other writings in Kannada were Bhuvanaika @-@ ramaabhyudaya , Jinaksharamale and Gatapratyagata . Adikavi Pampa and Sri Ponna are called " gems of Kannada literature " . 
