Question

Vishnuvardhana was converted to
A.Buddhism
B.Jainism
с.Vaishnavism
D.Saivisam

Answer 1

Hint: We will discuss vishnuvardhana.Vishnuvardhana was the king of Hoysala Empire which is today modern Karnataka .The throne was ascended by him after the death of his elder brother originally he was a follower of Jainism.

Complete answer:
Let us discuss more.Vishnuvardhana was the king of Hoysala Empire which is today modern Karnataka .The throne was ascended by him after death of his elder brother .originally he was a follower of Jainism he became under the influence of Hindu philosopher Ramananuja and converted to Hindu vaishnavism and took the name Vishnu Vardhan .he took first step in creating the independent empire in Southern India .he recovered the parts of province from chola the literature included Kannada language.He was a great builder and to celebrate his success against chola he build Kirti Narayan temple at Palakkad and a temple dedicated to Hindu God Vishnu at the same time one at below and dedicated as UNESCO World Heritage site.The mathematician Rajaditya wrote Vyavahara Anita and Lilavati on mathematics. According to the historian E.P. Rice, the epic poet Nagachandra was under Vishnuvardhana's patronage when he wrote the earliest extant Ramayana (a Jain version) in the Kannada language called Ramachandra charita purana, and an epic on the nineteenth Jain Tirthankar titled Mallinathapurana.
So, the correct answer is option D.

Note: Vishnuvardhana was the Governor of Gangavadi being Vaishnav Hindu by faith. The Chhola Governor may not have been treated well by king Kolu thunda Chola Vishnuvardhana defeated other rulers of Nilgiri region.Vishnuvardhana was responsible in part for the destruction to the Chola Empire.