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Time - Decision.
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It may be that Umasvati was not a disciple of Kundakunda but a student, and this may be the reason for the use of terms like 'Tadanvaye' etc. Even so, the two could have been contemporaries in many respects, and the end of Umasvati's time could also be considered the end of Kundakunda's time in a different way. Perhaps this is the reason why the above verse mentions Umasvati's time and then, through the words 'Kundakundastathaivacha', it is indicated that this is also the time of Kundakunda, i.e., Kundakunda also lived within this time. Thus, the above lineage gives Umasvati's age as 84 years and also indicates that he was established in the position of Acharya for 40 years and 8 months. If this mention is correct, it should be said that Umasvati was almost contemporary with Kundakunda for 43 years. In such a situation, if the definite time of Kundakunda is known, then from that too, a lot of real understanding of the near time of Samantabhadra can be obtained. But the time of Kundakunda has not yet been definitively established. The lineage of the Nandisangha, which gives your time from 94 to 101 AD, is not readily believable, considering the state of the lineage, and the time given in the above verse is subject to all the alternatives or doubts that have been presented in the 'G' part above; and therefore, on the basis of these two grounds, no particularity is achieved for the purpose of deciding the subject matter - the speculations made above regarding the time of Samantabhadra remain as they are. Now it should be seen whether any correct time of Kundakunda is available from any other path or not.