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Swami Samantabhadra.
It is known from Indranandi Acharya's 'Shrutavatar' that after the Nirvana of Bhagwan Mahavira, within 62 years there were three Kevalis, then within 100 years there were five Shruta Kevalis, then within 183 years there were eleven Muni Dashapurva, then within 220 years there were five Ekadasangdhari, and then within 118 years there were four Acharaangdhari Muni. In this way, Anggyan remained for 683 years after Veer Nirvana. After this, four Araatiya Muni became Ang and Purva-ekadeshgyani, after them 'Arhadwal', after Arhadbalika 'Maghanandi' and after Maghanandi 'Dharasen' became Acharya, who were the knowers of 'Karmapraabhrut'. These Muni Raj, knowing their lifespan to be short and considering that the knowledge of Karmapraabhrut Shruta should not be lost after them, called two sharp-minded Munis from the Muni Sangha on the banks of the river Veena, who later became famous as 'Pushpadant' and 'Bhootbali' and taught them all the Shruta well. After that, Pushpadant and Bhootbali summarized Karmapraabhrut and gave it the form of Shatkhandagam and made it 'Dravyapustakaroot' - that is, it was written down. On the other hand, Gunadhar Acharya composed the Gathasutra of 'Kashaya Praabhrut', also known as 'Dosha Praabhrut', and taught them to the Munis named 'Nagahasti' and 'Aryamakshu', from them 'Yativrishabh' learned and composed the Churnisutra on those Gathas, and from Yativrishabh 'Uccaranacharya' studied and wrote the Vrittisutra on the Churnisutra. In this way, the composition of Kashaya Praabhrut was done by Gunadhar, Yativrishabh and Uccaranacharya and it also became 'Dravyapustakaroot'. When both Karmapraabhrut and Kashaya Praabhrut principles became 'Dravyabhav' in the form of books, in Kondakundapur, there was a Muni named Padmanandi (Kundakund)
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