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## Sarvarthasiddhi
The names might have come into circulation because 'm' was written in place of 't' or 't'. Similarly, the mention of a Gṛddhapiṭṭha named Umāsvāti or Umāsvābhī somewhere with the other Nāga, and the mention of one of them somewhere else, suggests that there was a tradition of writing complete or incomplete names, and it is possible that these names came to be mentioned in various ways according to that tradition.
We accept the truth of these arguments. However, the question is how did a single scripture come to be associated with both an Ācārya Nandiśaṅgha and Kundakunda, who belonged to different traditions and lived at different times? It is not possible to say that the commentator Umāsvāti of the Śvetāmbara tradition saw this name and adopted it as his own, because the Pattavalis and other evidence show that Gṛddhapiṭṭha came after Ācārya Kundakunda, while the commentator Umāsvāti lived much later. It is also not possible to say that Gṛddhapiṭṭha Umāsvāti saw this name and adopted it as his own, because the eulogy at the end of the Tattvārthabhāṣya gives the reason for the commentator Umāsvāti's name. It states that his father's name was 'Svāti', and Siddhasena Gaṇini, while explaining this eulogy, also writes that his mother's name was 'Umā'. Therefore, his name is Umāsvāti. It cannot be said that this eulogy was fabricated later, because the commentator Siddhasena Gaṇini not only mentions it but also explains it, thereby making it a part of the Tattvārthabhāṣya. In this regard, we agree with the opinion of Paṇḍit Sukhlālji that this is the work of the commentator Umāsvāti himself.
In this context, we would like to point out that most scholars, when they do not find their opinion supported by a eulogy, Pattavali, inscription, etc., declare it to be completely unauthentic or forged. However, this tendency cannot be called thoughtful. Because in ancient times, the means of compiling history were often limited. Most historians had to rely on storytellers, and they recorded what they knew from authentic sources. Therefore, it is possible that a name, time, or event may have been recorded correctly in one inscription, etc., and in another inscription, etc., it may have been recorded in a corrupted form. However, it is certain that, except for mentions made out of sectarian bias, the intention of the recorder was not to deliberately corrupt it. The famous author of the Dhavala commentary, Ācārya Vīrasena, has presented a very good line of thought in this regard. He received one opinion that the age of Bhagavān Mahāvīra was 72 years, and another opinion that the age of Bhagavān Mahāvīra was 71 years, 3 months, and 25 days. Therefore, he was faced with the question of which one to consider as evidence? In response to this question, what he writes is not only heart-touching but also worthy of emulation. He says, "I, Vīrasena, the disciple of the Ācārya, do not open my mouth on the subject of which of these two is right and which is wrong, because there is no obstacle to accepting either of them. But one of these two must be correct, so one should find it and state it."
1. 'Kauvhiṣaṇinā Svātitanayena-'. 2. Vātsīsute neti gotreṇa nāmnā Ume ti māturākhyānam. 3. See Paṇḍit Sukhlālji's introduction to the Tattvārthসূত্র, p. 4. 4. Jayadhavala, book 1, p. 81.