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It is written that one who clearly expounds the unchanging religion and expressly refutes the changing one. Not only that, but the revered teacher has also clearly indicated the invalidity of the scriptures of the changing party, which are considered the foundational texts of the Valabhi tradition. He stated that regarding the belief in the omniscient being as a mere consumer and the acceptance of meat and other items, this is primarily a matter of the aspect of the doctrine of the exclusion of the omniscient and the scriptures of exclusion. The situation appears to be such that after the composition of the 'Sarvarthasiddhi', which primarily elucidates the unchanging doctrine, the complete rejection of the scriptures associated with the changing party was upheld by some of the unchanging faction. This rejection was not carried out prior to the creation of the 'Sarvarthasiddhi'. The reason why, after the composition of 'Sarvarthasiddhi', the entrance of the scriptures associated with the changing party into the unchanging faction remained nominal was precisely this. This is evidenced by the scriptures’ activities of later digambara scholars. There are exceptions in this matter, but they are negligible.
1. Taking into account the passages related to meat in 'Bhagavati' (Shataka 15), 'Acharaanga' (Shilanak's commentary, 10, 334, 335, 348, 352, 364), 'Prashnavyakarana' (50, 149, 150), the writer of 'Sarvarthasiddhi' states that admitting such passages in the canon is the argument of the scriptures' denial. And in 'Bhagavati' (Shataka 15), with regard to the food of the omniscient, it is stated that it is not a contradiction for the omniscient.
3. The texts of 'Akal'ka and 'Vidyana' were familiar to Siddhasena's works. Jiva Rajavattika 8, 1, 17; Lokavatti, page 3.