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## Devagam-Aptmimamsa
This is an attempt to prove that the renowned historian, Pandit Jugalkishorji Mukhtar, through his exploratory and diverse evidence, has established that the time of Swami Samantabhadra, which is considered to be the 2nd-3rd century Vikram Samvat, is actually the 7th-8th century Vikram Samvat.
Here, we will examine his findings in detail:
(1) Experiments conducted in Aptpariksha prove that the term "Sutrakara" was not only used for Acharya Umaswami, but also for other Acharyas.
(2) The discussion on the non-existence of the first sutra of Tattvarth Sutra in Tattvarthshloka Vartika and its solution clearly indicates that the verse "Mokshamargasya Netaram" was not present at the beginning of Tattvarth Sutra in front of Vidyānanda.
(3) Some specific mentions in Ashta Sahasri and Aptpariksha prove that Samantabhadra discussed the Apt whose subject is this verse in his Aptmimamsa.
**Review:**
These three findings are reviewed here. No evidence from Vidyānanda's works is presented in support of the first finding, where he has called any other Acharya besides Umaswami as Sutrakara or Shastrakara. The fact is that Vidyānanda has not written any other author as Sutrakara or Shastrakara except Umaswami in any of his works. Wherever he has given quotations from other authors, he has mentioned them by their names or by the name of the book or simply by saying "Taduuktam", not by the name of Sutrakara or Shastrakara. The term Sutrakara or Shastrakara is used only for Umaswami. In this regard, we have searched through Vidyānanda's works and found 33 quotations as examples...