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To merely represent the object and, even where the commentary appears to contradict the original text, ultimately to support the traditional interpretation are both equal objectives of these two tendencies. Despite this similarity, there is also a distinct difference between the two tendencies. One tendency, which is primarily based on authority, is the work of a single acharya. Meanwhile, the minor tendency is a mixed work of three acharyas. In the major text, at the end of a chapter, there are numerous mentions of ‘Mahātiprabhāṇa’; whereas in the minor text, the references found at the end of each chapter exhibit some differences. Sometimes it is ‘Mitravirarachitāyam’ (in the appendix of the first chapter), at other times it is ‘Mitrōśvētāyam’ (at the end of the second, fourth, and fifth chapters); sometimes it appears as ‘Minārpāyām’ (at the end of the sixth chapter) and sometimes as ‘Prārvyāyam’ (at the end of the seventh chapter). Occasionally it is ‘Yaśomatrācāyanicūntāyam’ (at the end of the sixth chapter), and at other times it is ‘Yaśomatrāsūriśiṣyanirvāditāyam’ (at the end of the tenth chapter); in between, there are mentions like ‘Jaivānyanāyām’ (at the end of the eighth chapter) and ‘Tathāmevānāyatāyam’ (at the end of the ninth chapter). The language, style, and absence of cohesive structure in all these references suggest that these mentions do not originate from the same author. If Haribhadra had written them himself at the end of his five chapters, he would not have used distinctive words that seem to be composed and quoted differently. Because it is not possible to derive a definite meaning from those words—whether the part was newly composed by Haribhadra or whether it summarizes one or more trends.