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Swami Samantabhadra.
The verses praising him are mentioned in the said inscription. This clearly indicates that Shri Vardhadeva was a very ancient Acharya and he lived many centuries before Patrakesari. Yet, the remembrance of Patrakesari even before him clearly indicates that no rule was followed in the inscription regarding the remembrance of the Gurus in chronological order. Therefore, it cannot be said that Samantabhadra lived before Singhanandi just because his name is mentioned before Singhanandi in the inscription. As for the 'Pattavali', although it is not available to us, we can definitely say that Pattavalis are generally written later based on prevalent traditions or legends, etc. They lack evidence and logic, and therefore, such complex issues cannot be decided solely on their basis - they are often inadequate regarding the order and time of the more ancient Gurus.
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2 - The author of the Kannada book called 'Karnataka-Kavi-Charite' (Messrs R & S G Narasimhachar) believes that Samantabhadra lived around Saka Samvat 60 (AD 138), as mentioned by Pandit Nathuramji in his book 'Karnataka-Jain-Kavi', which is mostly based on the said Kannada book. However, there is no mention of the basis for this assumption. It seems that it is based on the said Pattavali: or
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He has written the time of Samantabhadra based on the statement of Lewis Rice, without any special research of his own. This is the reason why later Mr. Edward P. Rice, in his 'History of Kanarese Literature',