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In the present time, only 'Umaswati' is mentioned by name. Some in the Digambara tradition consider Umaswati to be a disciple of Kundakunda, and there is a slight belief among the Shvetambara that 'Swati' of the Haritagotriya lineage, the guru of Shyamacharya, who is the author of the Pragnapanasutra, is indeed the Umaswati who authored the Tattvartha Sutra. These two beliefs appear to have emerged later without substantiated evidence, as no reliable Digambara texts, inscriptions, or records prior to the tenth century mention Umaswati as the author of the Tattvartha Sutra or as a disciple of Kundakunda. All references concerning this in Digambara literature that have been observed so far are from the tenth to eleventh centuries.
1. See - Swami Samantabhadra, p. 144 and onward.
2. Aryamahagiri’s disciples, Bahula-Balis and Yamal-Bhratarau, there Balis's disciple is Sati; Tattvartha and other texts are likely created by them. Their disciple is Shyamacharya. Author of Pragnapanasutra, Shree Virata, Shatsaptatyadhikashatatraye (376) is described as heavenly.
- Dharamsagari Pattaavali.
3. In the inscriptions from Shravana Belgola where Umaswati is referred to as the author of Tattvartha and disciple of Kundakunda, all these inscriptions are from after the eleventh century of Vikrama. See - the Jain inscriptions collection published by Manikchandra in the Jain Granthamala, nos. 40, 42, 43, 45, 50, and 108.
The Nandisangha's pattaavali is also very incomplete and devoid of historical facts, and thus cannot be considered as a basis, as shown by Pandit Jugalkishorji Mukhtar in his examination. See - Swami Samantabhadra, page 144 and onward. Therefore, the claims found in this pattaavali and similar other pattaavalies cannot be regarded as historical due to a lack of reliable evidences.
Tattvarthashastrakartaṁ Gṛdhrapicchopalakṣitam,
Vande Ganīndrasanjātam Umasvāmi Munīśvaram.
This, along with other prose and poetic forms in Digambara references, lacks any reliable and ancient basis, and thus they cannot be accepted as ultimate evidence.