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## Sarvarthasiddhi
It has been said that the absence of a mention of the eight fundamental virtues in the *Ratnakaranda*, or rather, in a text dealing with the conduct of lay followers, leaves a significant gap in the text, a gap that one would not expect from an experienced author like Swami Samantabhadra.
We acknowledge that the mere mention by Vadirajsuri cannot be taken as proof that the *Ratnakaranda* is not a work of Swami Samantabhadra, as he does not strictly follow chronological order in his mentions of the Acharyas. For example, in Chapter 1, verse 20, he mentions Akalanka, and then in verse 22, he remembers the author of the *Sammati*. It is also possible that due to the carelessness of a scribe, the verse mentioning the *Ratnakaranda*, "**त्यागी स एव योगीन्द्रः**" (the renunciant, he is the king of yogis), was mistakenly placed after the verse "**अचिन्त्यमहिमा देवः**" (the god of inconceivable glory). These verses appear in this form in the printed editions.
**स्वामिनश्चरितं तस्य कस्य नो विस्मयावहम् । देवागमेन सर्वतो येनाद्यापि प्रबर्यते ॥ 1, 17॥ अचिन्त्यमहिमा देवः सोऽभिवन्द्यो हितैषिणा। शब्दाश्च येन सियन्ति साधुत्वं प्रतिलम्भिताः।। 1, 18॥ त्यागी स एव योगीन्द्रो येनाक्षय्यसुखावहः ।
अथिने भव्यसाय विष्टो रत्नकरण्डकः ॥ 1, 19॥**
However, reading verse 19 after verse 17, the phrase "**त्यागी स एव योगीन्द्रः**" clearly refers to Swami Samantabhadra, and it is possible that Vadirajsuri mentioned this verse again with the intention of revealing the authorship of the *Ratnakaranda*. But even if we accept the *Ratnakaranda* as a work of Swami Samantabhadra based on this possibility and other evidence, the absence of the eight fundamental virtues in it remains a point for consideration.
Our opinion is that the classification of the eight fundamental virtues and their inclusion in the conduct of lay followers occurred around the same time that the three categories of lay followers - *pakshika*, *naishthika*, and *sadhaka* - were established and the foundation for the exposition of the conduct of lay followers was laid. The *Ratnakaranda* contains certain seeds that suggest its compilation took place long before the development of other texts on the conduct of lay followers. Therefore, it is possible that the mention of the eight fundamental virtues in the *Ratnakaranda* is an interpolation. This possibility becomes even stronger when we consider the context in which this verse mentioning the eight fundamental virtues is included. Before this verse, Swami Samantabhadra discusses the five *anuvratas* along with their transgressions, and later he discusses the seven *sheelavratas* along with their transgressions. This verse appears between these two discussions, making it seem out of place.
## Yuktyanusasan
Another immortal work of Swami Samantabhadra, similar to the *Ratnakaranda*, is his *Yuktyanusasan*. In this work, he establishes the rule of the victorious Jinas through logical arguments, praising them. At one point, he states that he is not the guru of those who seek happiness and consider it a form of attainment by worshipping the gods through offerings of flowers, etc. The verse is as follows:
**'शीर्षोपहारादिभिरात्मदुःखदेवान् किलाराध्य सुखाभिगद्धाः।
सियन्ति बोषापचयानपेक्षा युक्तं च तेषां त्वमषिनं येषाम् ॥'**
Now, read this passage from *Sarvarthasiddhi* in light of this verse:
**"तेन तीर्थाभिषेकदीक्षाशीर्षापहारदेवताराधनादयो निवतिता भवन्ति । अ० 9, सू० 2 की टीका."**
This comparison reveals that the aforementioned statement from *Yuktyanusasan* was present before Acharya Pujyapada.
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1. See Introduction, p. 32.