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The followers of the doctrine were indifferent towards him or had altogether renounced it. If Umaswati had passed away shortly before, the groups that were influenced by his teachings and the authentic scriptures were primarily indifferent. However, if they were concerned with the reading around Valabhi, some from their side regarding the scriptures had not only remained indifferent but had also become opposing. Here, the question arises as to why the followers of the doctrine, to which Umaswati's authentic scriptures were not accepted by some, adopted so much from the Tattvartha. The answer can be found in the comparison between the ‘Bhashya’ and ‘Sarvasiddhi’ and also from the Mulasutra. Umaswati, who adhered to the scriptures of the Sakalapaksha, did indeed present concepts of nakedness and respect, as suggested by the scriptural phrase (9, 9) “Na anyah.” Everything that is referred to in the Bhashya regarding the scriptures is not found in ‘Sarvasiddhi’; because the Dashashrutsakandha, Kalpa, and Vyavahara are not in accordance with the Sakalapaksha. All of these clearly support the Sakalapaksha; however, the names of Dashavaikalika and Uttaradhyayana appear in 'Sarvasiddhi'; though it is not definitively established that they are the works of any particular Acharya of the Sakalapaksha, they are not explicitly opposing the Sakalapaksha either.
The appeal of Umaswati's Mulasutras, and the merit of interpreting them to align the position merely by setting aside the Bhashya, led the revered author to provide such explanations on those sutras.