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Time-Decision.
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556 (AD 634) is the time of the inscription mentioned by Ravikirti, then this fact contradicts your statement on pages 30-31 of the book, where you have stated that after Samantabhadra, many Jain monks took up the work of proselytism, and in those monks, as a prime example, you have mentioned the names of 'Singhanandi', the founder of Gangawadi (Gangarajya), first, and then 'Puzyapad', 'Akalankdev'. Because Singhanandimunika, as has been stated earlier, is considered to be from the beginning or the earlier part of the second century AD along with Kongunivarma, and Puzyapad also lived about a century before the time of Govinda I. Therefore, either it should be said that Samantabhadra lived before Singhanandi (in the first or second century AD) or it should be argued that he was contemporary with the ancient Rashtrakutas (around the first half of the seventh century AD or the latter half of the eighth century AD). Both things cannot be together. As far as we understand, Mr. Aiyangar has also considered the time of Samantabhadra to be before Singhanandi, according to Mr. Lewis Rice, and his mention of him as contemporary with the ancient Rashtrakutas is based on some mistake or error. This is the reason why he has also given space to the communal statement of the Jains of Shaka Samvat 60 without any objection. If this is not the case, but
* See the previous 'footnote' where the time of Kongunivarma is given as Shaka Samvat 25.