Somadevasuri of 950 wrote in the court of Arikesari II, a feudatory of Rashtrakuta Krishna III in Vemulavada. He was the author of "Yasastilaka champu", "Nitivakyamrita" and other writings. The main aim of the "champu" writing was to propagate Jain tenets and ethics. "Yasastilaka" describes different types of foods consumed by various classes of people in the Rashtrakuta empire. The second writing reviews the subject matter of "Arthashastra" from the standpoint of Jain morals in a clear and pithy manner. Well-known Advaita philosophers from present day Karnataka region were Padmapada and Sureshvara (also known as Visvarupa) who wrote commentaries such as "Balakrida" upholding the Advaita beliefs. Pushpadanta who was patronised by a minister of King Krishna III wrote "Mahapurana", "Nagakumara charita" and "Yashodhara charita". King Amoghavarsha I himself a noted poet wrote "Prashnottara Ratnamalika", a book of high value on religion, later translated into Tibetian language. Other well-known scholars were logicians such as Manikyanandin, Mallavadin and Prabhachandra. Sakatayana patronised by Amoghavarsha I wrote "Sabdanusasana" and "Amoghavritti" and Chavundaraya wrote "Charitrasara". Akalanka Bhatta wrote "Rajavarthika", "Nyayavinishchaya", "Ashtashati" and the "Laghiyastraya", Lakshmidhara compiled "Vyavahara Kalpataru", "Khandana Khanda Khadya" and others.