shrI guNadhar AchAryako j~nAnapravAdapUrvakI dasham vastuadhikArake tR^itIy prAbhR^itakA j~nAn thA. us j~nAname.nse bAdake AchAryo.nne kramashaH siddhAnta -rachanA kI. isaprakAr sarvaj~na bhagavAn mahAvIrase chalA AnevAlA j~nAn AchAryaparamparAse bhagavAn shrI kundakundAchAryadevako prApta huA. unho.nne pa.nchAstikAyasa.ngrah, pravachanasAr, samayasAr, niyamasAr, aShTapAhu.D.h.h Adi shAstro.nkI rachanA kI. is prakAr dvitIy shrutaska.ndhakI utpatti huI. usame.n j~nAnako pradhAn karake shuddhadravyArthik nayase kathan hai, AtmAke shuddhasvarUpakA varNan hai.
bhagavAn shrI kundakundAchAryadev vikram sa.nvatke prArambhame.n ho gaye hai.n. digambar jain paramparAme.n bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevakA sthAn sarvotkR^iShTa hai.
— yah shlok pratyek digambar jain, shAstrasvAdhyAyake prArambhame.n ma.ngalAcharaNake rUpame.n bolate hai.n. isase siddha hotA hai ki sarvaj~na bhagavAn shrI mahAvIrasvAmI aur gaNadhar bhagavAn shrI gautamasvAmIke pashchAt turat hI bhagavAn kundakundAchAryakA sthAn AtA hai. digambar jain sAdhu apaneko kundakundAchAryakI paramparAkA kahalAneme.n gaurav mAnate hai.n. bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevake shAstra sAkShAt gaNadharadevake vachan jitane hI pramANabhUt mAne jAte hai.n. unake bAd honevAle granthakAr AchArya apane kisI kathanako siddha karaneke liye kundakundAchAryadevake shAstro.nkA pramAN dete hai.n jisase yah kathan nirvivAd siddha ho jAtA hai. unake bAd likhe gaye grantho.nme.n unake shAstro.nme.nse anekAnek bahutase avataraN liye gae hai.n. vAstavame.n bhagavAn kundakundAchAryadevane apane paramAgamo.nme.n tIrtha.nkaradevo.nke dvArA prarUpit uttamottam siddhA.nto.nko surakShit kar rakhA hai, aur mokShamArgako sthir rakhA hai. vikram sa.nvat 660me.n honevAle shrI devasenAchAryavar apane darshanasAr nAmake granthame.n kahate hai.n ki —
‘‘videhakShetrake vartamAn tIrtha.nkar shrI sIma.ndharasvAmIke samavasaraName.n jAkar shrI padmana.ndinAthane (shrI kundakundAchAryadevane) svaya.n prApta kiye gae j~nAnake dvArA bodh na diyA hotA to munijan sachche mArgako kaise jAnate ?’’ ek dUsarA ullekh dekhiye, jisame.n kundakundAchAryadevako ‘kalikAlasarvaj~na’ kahA gayA hai. ShaTprAbhR^itakI shrI shrutasAgarasUrikR^it