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As Valkalchiri was brought up by his father in jungle, he was incapable of discriminating between man and woman, horse and deer etc. He was educated while looking after the meditational aids of his father.
From the preachings of Valkalchiri in Rishibhashit it appears that he was particularly apathetic towards women. Emphasis on practice of celibacy forms the base of his teachings. He says, 'O! man do not become your own enemy by getting infatuated with woman, fight lust as far as possible, because you will attain as much calmness as distant you are from women.'
From these details it is evident that Valkalchiri was a sage who specially emphasized on practice of celibacy. The adjective 'Bhagwan' preceding his name, in Jain tradition, confirms his importance. The name Valkalchiri indicates the fact that he must be wearing dress made of Valkal (skin of tree).
Besides Jain tradition we find mentions of Valkalchiri in Buddhist98 tradition also. There he is mentioned as Valkalither, and a Brahman scholar of three Vedas from Shravasti city. According to details available in Pali literature, he was inducted in Buddhism but later expelled from the monk organisation. There are mentions of his meditation on Gridhakoot hills. Buddha is said to have praised his devotion. There is no mention of him available in the Vedic tradition. Although the Buddhist tradition has tried to own him, in my opinion he must have been a sage of the Tapas tradition.
7. KUMMAPUTTA Seventh chapter of Rishibhashit?' contains the preachings of Kummaputta (Kurmaputra). In Jain tradition, alongwith Rishibhashit, mention of Kummaputta can also be found in Visheshavashyak-bhashyal00 Avashyak-churnil01, commentry of Aupapatik102 and Visheshanvati103 of Haribhadra. Isimandal104 (Rishimandal) also mentions him. But in all these works his detailed life history is not available. That is available in the vritti of Rishimandal and Kummaputtachariyam, but both these works are of a periodi later than the twelfth century. In the ancient Jain 162 TAHIHETS HATS
| SR No. | 006236 |
| Book Title | Rushibhashit Sutra |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Vinaysagar, Sagarmal Jain, Kalanath Shastri, Dineshchandra Sharma |
| Publisher | Prakrit Bharti Academy |
| Publication Year | 2016 |
| Total Pages | 512 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari & agam_anykaalin |
| File Size | 33 MB |