▁to ▁form ▁L ing ay at ism ▁as ▁a ▁separate ▁religion , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁waiting ▁for ▁appro val ▁from ▁central ▁government . ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁ ▁J ain ism ▁had ▁a ▁strong hold ▁in ▁K arn ata ka ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁medieval ▁period ▁at ▁Sh ra van abel ag ola ▁as ▁its ▁most ▁important ▁centre . ▁The ▁first ▁T irth ank ara , ▁R ish ab ha , ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁spent ▁his ▁final ▁days ▁in ▁K arn ata ka . ▁ ▁Both ▁J ain ▁philosophy ▁and ▁literature ▁have ▁contributed ▁imm ens ely ▁to ▁the ▁religious ▁and ▁cultural ▁landscape ▁of ▁K arn ata ka . ▁J ain ▁influence ▁on ▁literature ▁and ▁philosophy ▁is ▁particularly ▁evident . ▁ ▁Sh ra van abel g ola , ▁M ood ab id ri , ▁ ▁and ▁K ark ala ▁are ▁famous ▁for ▁J ain ▁history ▁and ▁monuments . ▁ ▁Buddh ism ▁Buddh ism ▁was ▁once ▁popular ▁in ▁K arn ata ka ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁mill en ni um ▁in ▁places ▁such ▁as ▁Gul b arga ▁and ▁Ban avas i . ▁A ▁chance ▁discovery ▁of ▁ed ict s ▁and ▁several ▁Ma ury an ▁re lic s ▁at ▁S ann ati ▁in ▁the ▁Gul b arga ▁district ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁has ▁proven ▁that ▁the ▁Kr ish na ▁river ▁bas in ▁was ▁once ▁home ▁to ▁both ▁Mah ay ana ▁and ▁Ther av ada ▁Buddh ism . ▁In ▁recent ▁times , ▁Buddh ism ▁th riv es ▁here ▁and ▁calls ▁D z og chen ▁monaster