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such conference led by Acharya Skandil was held in 380 A.D. after the great famine in Mathura as well as Valabhi, where serious thought was given to the preservation of the original scriptures. Shwetambar sect deeply venerates Acharya Sthulibhadra for his pioneering work in preserving the holy scriptures. In the Mangalacharan, his name is included following the names of Bhagwan Mahavir and Ganadhar Gautam Swami : Mangalam bhagavana viro, mangalam Gautam prabhu Mangalam Sthulibhadradya, Jaina dharmostu mangalam. In a similar way, Digambar sect deeply venerates Acharya Kundakundacharya for his substantive interpretation of the ancient Jain scriptures through his 23
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Extract from Adi Puran Showing Renunciation of Adinath,
The Founder Tirthankar
A Portrait of Jain Religion
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