shrI guNadhar AchAryako gnAnapravAdapUrvakI dasham vastuadhikArake tRutIy prAbhRutakA gnAn thA. us gnAnamense bAdake AchAryonne kramasha siddhAnta -rachanA kI. isaprakAr sarvagna bhagavAn mahAvIrase chalA AnevAlA gnAn AchAryaparamparAse bhagavAn shrI kundakundAchAryadevako prApta huA. unhonne panchAstikAyasangrah, pravachanasAr, samayasAr, niyamasAr, aShTapAhuD Adi shAstronkI rachanA kI. is prakAr dvitIy shrutaskandhakI utpatti huI. usamen gnAnako pradhAn karake shuddhadravyArthik nayase kathan hai, AtmAke shuddhasvarUpakA varNan hai.
bhagavAn shrI kundakundAchAryadev vikram samvatke prArambhamen ho gaye hain. digambar jain paramparAmen bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakA sthAn sarvotkRuShTa hai.
— yah shlok pratyek digambar jain, shAstrasvAdhyAyake prArambhamen mangalAcharaNake rUpamen bolate hain. isase siddha hotA hai ki sarvagna bhagavAn shrI mahAvIrasvAmI aur gaNadhar bhagavAn shrI gautamasvAmIke pashchAt turat hI bhagavAn kundakundAchAryakA sthAn AtA hai. digambar jain sAdhu apaneko kundakundAchAryakI paramparAkA kahalAnemen gaurav mAnate hain. bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevake shAstra sAkShAt gaNadharadevake vachan jitane hI pramANabhUt mAne jAte hain. unake bAd honevAle granthakAr AchArya apane kisI kathanako siddha karaneke liye kundakundAchAryadevake shAstronkA pramAN dete hain jisase yah kathan nirvivAd siddha ho jAtA hai. unake bAd likhe gaye granthommen unake shAstrommense anekAnek bahutase avataraN liye gae hain. vAstavamen bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevane apane paramAgamommen tIrthankaradevonke dvArA prarUpit uttamottam siddhAntonko surakShit kar rakhA hai, aur mokShamArgako sthir rakhA hai. vikram samvat 660men honevAle shrI devasenAchAryavar apane darshanasAr nAmake granthamen kahate hain ki —
‘‘videhakShetrake vartamAn tIrthankar shrI sImandharasvAmIke samavasaraNamen jAkar shrI padmanandinAthane (shrI kundakundAchAryadevane) svayam prApta kiye gae gnAnake dvArA bodh na diyA hotA to munijan sachche mArgako kaise jAnate ?’’ ek dUsarA ullekh dekhiye, jisamen kundakundAchAryadevako ‘kalikAlasarvagna’ kahA gayA hai. ShaTprAbhRutakI shrI shrutasAgarasUrikRut