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Swami Samantabhadra:
Sen's belief is that in the Digambara lineage - Guruparampara - there is also the name Siddhasena. Many Digambara Acharyas have praised Siddhasena specifically, and from the literature of their texts, there is no specific mention of a Shvetambara. Therefore, you must have used some tactics to write that, or you should have mentioned the beliefs of both sects in this matter. But there is a complete lack of both these things, and therefore our above opinion is correct.
As for the word "Kshapanaka," while it generally refers to a Jain monk, it is not specifically a marker for a Shvetambara monk. Rather, it has been used for Digambara monks since ancient times. In ancient Hindu and Buddhist texts, it is used for Nirgrantha - Digambara monks. Even Shvetambara texts have used it for Digambara monks, an example of which is given below.
1. In the "Senagana" lineage, "Siddhasena" is mentioned as follows:
(Svasti) Shrimad Ujjayini Mahima Kalasansthapan Mahakalaling Mahadhar Vagvandandavishtaghaviskrut Shri Pashvatireshwar Pratidvandva Shri Siddhasena Bhattarakanam. - Jain Si. Bha., First Kiran.
2. Shri Jinaseanacharya, the author of the Harivansha Purana, has mentioned "Siddhasena" in his Guruparampara, as follows:
"Susiddhaseno'bhayabhimasenako guru parau tau jin-shantishenakau." - Harivansha Purana
3. Some examples of praises given by Digambara Acharyas are as follows: