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## Time-Decision
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The second one is established. In many inscriptions of Shravanabelagola, 'Balakapichcha' is mentioned as the chief disciple of Umaswati, the disciple lineage of Balakapichcha is also mentioned, and here the name of Lohacary is found in his place. In this regard, although it can be said that Balakapichcha will be the name of Lohacary - like the name of Umaswati - 'Grdhrapichcha' - or Lohacary will be some other disciple of Umaswati, yet this lineage cannot be readily believed. In this, the time and order of ancient Acharyas is found to be very messed up. For example, take the time of Pujyapada (Devanandi), in the lineage it is given from VS 258 to 308. In other words, it should be said that the lineage mentions the time of Pujyapada's establishment on the Acharya position to be around AD 200; but as it has been shown above from history, it is found to be around 450, and therefore there is a huge difference of about two hundred and fifty (250) years between the two. In history, there is mention of Pujyapada's disciple Vajranandi, and it is also mentioned that he established the 'Dravid' Sangha in VS 526, but in the lineage, after Pujyapada, the names of two Acharyas (Jayanandi and Gunanandi) are mentioned, and Vajranandi's name is given at number four (13), and along with it
1 See, inscriptions no. 40, 42, 43, 47, 50, 105 and 108.
2 This real name is not even known; it seems that this name became famous because of keeping the tail of Balak (Bak, Sarus). His guru used to keep the tail of Grdhra. From this, it does not seem that there was any special demand for the peacock's tail at that time.
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