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.
ma.ngala.n bhagavAn vIro ma.ngala.n gautamo gaNI.
ma.ngala.n kundakundAryo jainadharmo.astu ma.ngalam..
— 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 —
jai paumaNa.ndiNAho sIma.ndharasAmidivvaNANeN.
Na vibohai to samaNA kaha.n sumagga.n payANa.nti..
‘‘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
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