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## Introduction
This is a stream of the Ramayana story, which originated from the cave of the mouth of Vardhamana Jina. It then reached Indrabhuti Acharya, then Gunalankrita Sudharma Acharya, then Prabhava, then the eloquent and supreme speaker Koti Dhar. After that, it was immersed in the same Ramayana stream by the grace of Ravishena Acharya.
This way, the mention of Ravishena, who is supported by the self-existent, indicates that the basis of his Padmacarita is the Ramayana story narrated by Acharya Koti Dhar. But who is this Kirti Dhar? His mention is not found in the Acharya tradition. And where did his Ramayana go? Nothing is known about it. It is possible that it was lost like the 'Vagarth Sangrah Parana' of the poet Parameshwar.
## Paumachariya and Padmacarita
On the one hand, we know that the basis of Ravishena's Padmacarita, which he presented, is the Ramayana story presented by Muni Kirti Dhar. On the other hand, when we see the same story, the same style of presentation, the same purpose, the same name, and the same meaning of the verses in many places in the Prakrit 'Paumachariya' of Vimal Suri, a kind of doubt arises. The time of the creation of the Paumachariya, as given by Vimal Suri, indicates that it was written in Vikram Samvat 60, and Ravishena's Padmacarita appears 674 years later. If Ravishena used the Paumachariya as a basis for his Padmacarita, then he should have mentioned the name of the Jain Acharya with gratitude. But he has mentioned someone else's name... This is a matter of consideration.
I don't want to believe that the Paumachariya was created at the time mentioned by Vimal Suri. In the Anekant Varsh 5 Kiran 10-11, a significant article titled 'Paumachariya ka Antah Parikshan' was published by Shri Pan. Paramanandji Shastri Sarsawa. With the permission of Shastriji, I am presenting that article here in his own words, so that readers can get the right material for consideration.
## Internal Examination of Paumachariya
'Paumachariya' is a biography written in Prakrit language, which depicts the story of Ramachandra well. The author of this book is Vimal Suri. The author has not given any special introduction of himself in this book, but has only stated that - "Vijay was the disciple of Acharya 'Rah', who accepted the harmony of his own time and the time of others, and I, 'Vimal', the disciple of Vijay, the descendant of Nail-Kul-Nandikara, have composed this book." Although many story books have been written by different poets about this story, but all the available ones are considered to be later than the composition of Paumachariya. Because this book mentions the time of creation of the book as 530 years after the Nirvana of Veer, i.e. Vikram Samvat 60. The author has stated that in this book, he has narrated the same Ramayana story in Prakrit language with sutras and verses, which was told by Lord Mahavira in ancient times, which later...
1. Rah namayario sasamaya parasamaya gahiya sabbhavo.
Vijay yo tassa siso nailkul vansa nandiyaroo. ||117|| Sisen tassa raiyan rahavchariyam tu suri vimalena. - Paumachariya, Uddes 103