jAnakar mokShamArgako sAdhate hai.n ve bhavya hai.nH–

arthaH––sarvaj~nabhAShit sUtrame.n jo kuCh bhale prakAr kahA hai usako AchAryo.nkI paramparArUp mArgase do prakArake sUtrako shabdamay aur arthamay jAnakar mokShamArgame.n pravartatA hai vah bhavyajIv hai, mokSha pAne ke yogya hai. bhAvArthaH––yahA.N koI kahe–araha.nt dvArA bhAShit aur gaNadhar devo.nse gU.nthA huA sUtra to dvAdashA.ng rUp hai, vah to is kAl me.n dikhatA nahI.n hai, tab paramArtharUp mokShamArga kaise sadhe. isakA karane ke liye yah gAthA hai–araha.nt bhAShit, gaNadhar rachit sUtra me.n jo upadesh hai usako AchAryo.nkI paramparAse jAnate hai.n, usako shabda aur arthake dvArA jAnakar jo mokShamArga ko sAdhatA hai vah mokSha hone yogya bhavya hai. yahA.N phir koI pUChe ki–AchAryo.n kI paramparA kyA hai? anya grantho.nme.n AchAryo.n kI paramparA nimnaprakArase kahI gaI haiH– shrI vardhamAn tIrtha.nkar sarvaj~na devake pIChe tIn kevalaj~nAnI hue–––1 gautam, 2 sudharma, 3 jambU. inake pIChe pA.Nch shrutakevalI hue; inako dvAdashA.ng sUtra kA j~nAn thA, 1 viShNu, 2 na.ndimitra, 3 aparAjit, 4 gauvarddhan, 5 bhadrabAhu. inake pIChe das pUrvake j~nAtA gyArah hueH 1 vishAkh, 2 prauShThil, 3 kShatriy, 4 jayasen, 5 nAgasen, 6 siddhArtha, 7 dhR^itiSheN, 8 vijay, 9 buddhil, 10 ga.ngadev, 11 dharmasena. inake pIChe pA.Nch gyArah a.ngo.n ke dhArak hue; 1 nakShatra, 2 jayapAl, pA.nDu, 4 dharvuvasen, 5 ka.nsa. inake pIChe ek a.ng ke dhArak chAr hue, 1 subhadra, 2 yashobhadra, 3 bhadrabAhu, 4 lohAchArya. inake pIChe ek a.ngake pUrNaj~nAnI kI to vyuchChitti (abhAv) huI aur a.ngake ekadesh arthake j~nAtA AchArya hue. iname.n se kuCh ek nAm ye hai.n––arhadbali, mAghana.ndi, dharasen, puShpada.nt, bhUtabali, jinachandra, kundakunda, umAsvAmI, sama.ntabhadra, shivakoTi, pUjyapAd, vIrasen, jinasen, nemichandra ityAdi. ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

40] [aShTapAhuD Age kahate hai.n ki jo isaprakAr sUtrakA artha AchAryo.nkI paramparAse pravartatA hai usako