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- 28 - The designation of 'Kusumapura' as the place of composition is indicated. This Kusumapura is currently Patna in Bihar. It is said in the eulogy that the Tattvartha was composed in Patna while traveling. From this, the following ideas emerge:
1. During the time of Umāsvāti, and perhaps a bit before and after, Jain monks must have been actively residing in Magadha, and there must have been a significant strength and attraction of the Jain community in that region.
2. The authors of the specific texts, Jain monks, were consistently upholding their tradition of non-fixed residence, and by doing so, they transformed their lineage into a 'moving school.'
3. The place of residence Pāṭaliputra (Patna) and the birthplace of Nyagrodhika was generally not very far apart.
2. The commentators on the Tattvartha include both the Shvetambara and Digambara sects, but the difference lies in the fact that in the Shvetambara tradition, the emphasis is on the commentaries of the Tattvartha, whereas in the Digambara tradition, the focus has been on the original texts alone. Among these commentators from both sects, there are several distinguished scholars who could stand among Indian philosophers as well. Therefore, a brief introduction to a few of these prominent commentators is provided here.
(a) Uma Swati, the commentator who wrote a commentary on the Tattvartha Sutra, is himself the author of the sutras, Uma Swati. It has been previously written about him, so it is not necessary to write separately about him here. Similar to 'Siddhasenagani,' Acharya Haribhadra also considers the commentator and the sutra writer to be the same, as is evident from the observation of his commentary-annotation. Haribhadra
1. See - The presented introduction, p. 13, note 1 and p. 15-16.
2. "Due to this connection, regarding the world, he puts forth a different opinion. The idea that they are one is indicated by texts like, 'only they are' - p. 141."