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Kälakācārya, as no reliable material throwing light on his life can be available. The reason is that history speaks of three or even more than three-Kālakācaryas. So, it is most difficult -almost impossible-to distinguish one's life from another. The following are the facts known about them:(1) Telling about the fruits of a sacrifice before the King
Datta; (2) 'Nigoda-Vyākhyāna' before Indra; (3) Reading about 'Nimitta' (cause or instrument) be.
fore the Ājīvakās; (4) 'Anuyoga Nirmāŋa'; (5) The destruction of Qardabhilla;
(6) Keeping the 4th day as the Annwersary Parva; and (7) Abandoning an ungentle student.
Thus, these seven different stories are intermingled about their lives.
Moveover, some believe that the 96 kings came here from frāna (Persia) and not from Sindha. Besides, there are differrences of opinions 'also as regards Ācārya's journey from Broach to Pratisthānapura. Some also maintain that from Ujjain he went to Pratişthānapura, and then declared to celebrate the 4th day instead of the 5th.
Nothing more is known about his Guru's ( spriritual teacher ) or about his Gac'cha ( lineage ). But no doubt, he was the promoter of the age. The very fact that not only he altered the date from 5th to 4th but also succeeded in passing the change as authoritative and just by the Jain Sangha, shows how magnanimous must be his influence upon the Sangha. He travelled upon a vast field-up to Pratişthânpur in the South, in the west upto the .channel of Phares and Säkistān, and in the east upto Pāțaliputra ( Modern Patnā).
ĀRYA KHAPUTĀ CARYA In the city of Broach, very well-known and beautiful on account of the attractive Temple of Sri. Muni Suvrata Swami
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