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The time of Samantabhadra mentioned in the report of the Karaki, which is said to be around Saka Samvat 60 (Vikram Samvat 195) or generally considered to be the second century of Vikram, can also be said to be correct.
(c) In 'Vidvajjanabodhaka', the following verse is written as the famous verse describing the time of Umasvati (Umasvami) and it has been indicated by it that Acharya Umasvati happened 770 years after the Nirvana of the hero or his time limit is 770 years.
"Sapta chaiva sapta tyacha vismritau. Umasvamimunirjatha: Kundakunda tathaiva cha."
If the currently prevalent Veer Nirvan Samvat (2451) is considered correct, then based on this verse, the time of Umasvati is Vikram Samvat 300 or 300, and he is more than one hundred and fifty years behind the time of the lineage. If this time is considered correct, then Samantabhadra is a scholar close to Vikram Samvat 340 (AD 283) or 340. Veer Nirvan, Vikram and Saka Samvat.
However, no definite decision has been made about Veer Nirvan Samvat yet. Regarding this Samvat, which is considered to be prevalent 470 years (469 years 5 months) after Vikram Samvat, some scholars say that it is not correct; because from Veer Nirvan
1. Report on the subject of research of handwritten Sanskrit texts - 1883-84.
2. This previous meaning seems more likely. The later mention of Kundakunda strengthens it.
3. It is not known from where this verse is quoted in Vidvajjanabodhaka and
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