shrI guNadhar AchAryako j~nAnapravAdapUrvake dashave.n tR^itIy prAbhR^itakA j~nAn thA . us j~nAname.nse tatpashchAt honevAle AchAryo.nne kramashaH siddhAnto.nkI rachanA kI . is prakAr sarvaj~na bhagavAn mahAvIrase chalA A rahA j~nAn AchAryo.nkI paramparAse bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevako prApta huA . unho.nne pa.nchAstikAyasa.ngrah, pravachanasAr, samayasAr, niyamasAr, aShTapAhu.D.h.h Adi shAstra rache; aur is prakAr dvitIy shrutaska.ndhakI utpatti huI . usame.n j~nAnako pradhAn karake shuddhadravyArthik nayase kathan hai, AtmAke shuddha svarUpakA varNan hai .

bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadev vikram sa.nvatke prAra.nbhame.n ho gaye hai.n . digambar jain paramparAme.n bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakA sthAn sarvotkR^iShTa hai . ‘ma.ngala.n bhagavAn vIro ma.ngala.n gautamo gaNI . ma.ngala.n kundakundAryo jainadharmo.astu ma.ngalam ..’ — -is pavitra shlokako pratyek diga.nbar jain dharmAnuyAyI shAstra-paThanase pUrva ma.ngalAcharaNake rUpame.n bolatA hai . isase siddha hotA hai ki sarvaj~nabhagavAn shrI mahAvIrasvAmI aur gaNadhar bhagavAn shrI gautamasvAmIke pashchAt turanta hI bhagavAn kundakundAchAryakA sthAn AtA hai . diga.nbar jain sAdhu apaneko kundakundAchAryakI paramparAkA kahalAneme.n gauravakA anubhav karate hai.n . bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevake shAstra sAkShAt gaNadharadevake vachano.n jitane hI pramANabhUt mAne jAte hai.n . unake pashchAt honevAle gra.nthakAr AchArya apane kisI kathanako siddha karaneke lie kundakundAchAryadevake shAstro.nkA pramAN dete hai.n jisase vah kathan nirvivAd siddha hotA hai . unake pashchAt likhe gaye grantho.nme.n unake shAstro.nme.nse anekAnek avataraN lie gaye hai.n . vAstavame.n bhagavAn kundakundAchAryane apane paramAgamo.nme.n tIrtha.nkaradevo.n dvArA prarUpit uttamottam siddhAnto.nkI surakShA kI hai aur mokShamArgako sthir rakhA hai . vi0 samvat 990me.n shrI devasenAchArya ho gaye hai.n, ve apane darshanasAr nAmak grantha 1kahate hai.n ki ‘‘videhakShetrake vartamAn tIrtha.nkar shrI sImandharasvAmIke samavasaraName.n jAkar shrI padmanandinAthane (-kundakundAchAryadevane) svaya.n prApta kiye hue j~nAn dvArA bodh na diyA hotA to munijan sachche mArgako kaise jAnate ?’’ ham dUsarA bhI ek ullekh dekhe.n, jisame.n kundakundAchAryadevako kalikAlasarvaj~na kahA gayA hai : — ‘‘padmanandI, kundakundAchArya, vakragrIvAchArya, elAchArya, gR^idhrapichChAchArya’’ — in pA.Nch nAmo.nse vibhUShit, chAr a.ngul upar AkAshame.n gaman karanekI jinhe.n R^iddhi thI, jinho.nne pUrvavidehame.n jAkar sImandhar bhagavAnakI vandanA kI thI aur unase prApta hue shrutaj~nAn dvArA jinho.nne bhAratavarShake bhavya jIvo.nko pratibodh diyA hai aise shrI jinachandrasUribhaTTArakake paTTake AbharaNarUp kalikAlasarvaj~na (bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadev) unake rache hue is ShaTprAbhR^it grathame.n....sUrIshvar shrI shrutasAgar dvArA rachit

1 mUl shlokake lie dekhiye pR^iShTha – 16 .