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- The characteristics mentioned above do not completely align with the descriptions in the works of Umāsvāti such as Bhāgya and Praśama Rati, as there is a clear description of the monk's robes and utensils, and there is no reference to nakedness or any such provisions like the Kamandalu.
(2) One of the arguments made by Shri Premiji is that the views of Umāsvāti regarding the nature of merit can be found in the commentary of Aparājita. However, history reveals that sometimes there are common and not significant beliefs that appear contradictory within the same tradition as well as among two different traditions considered opposing. Not only that, but there are also times when we find unity in such common and not significant beliefs even among two rival traditions. In such situations, it is not surprising that there is a resemblance between the beliefs supporting the robes of Umāsvāti and some beliefs of the opposing Yāpaniya sect.
Pandit Phulchandra has attempted to present Umāsvāti as the one who determined the cause and Gūbrapiccha as the author of the Tattvārsūtra in the introduction to its commentary. However, this attempt is both historically inaccurate and technically inconsistent. When they wrote this, it is evident that there is no aphorism among the initial ones that identifies Umāsvāti as the author, and it seems that this clarity arises solely due to the insistence of the father to establish his own opinion.