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Time-Decision.
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The time decision has not been made. We only need to see here that the time propounded by Chakravarti Mahashray Kundakunda, how far it appears reasonable. As for the fact that 'Elacharya' was an alternative name of Kundakunda or not, we only want to say that as far as we have understood Jain literature, we do not know from any other text or inscription except the lineage of the Nandisangha or the Guru lineage that 'Elacharya' was an alternative name of Kundakunda. From many inscriptions etc., his other name 'Padmanandi' is available and that was his initiation time name or first name *; he became famous later as 'Kaundakundacharya', the melodious form of which became 'Kundakundacharya' and this was his country-suffix name because he was from Kondakundapur and therefore Kondakundacharya means 'Acharya of Kondakundapur'. At that time, there was a practice of such names, there were groups of monks established in many cities and villages, and the very great Acharyas among them were sometimes known by the name of that city etc. Shravan
_ * As found from the following sentences of the inscriptions of Shravanabelagola
Tasyanvaye bhuvidite babhuva yah padmanandi-prathamabhidhanah. Shrikonḍakundādimunīśvarākhyaḥ satsamyamādudgatachāraṇārddhaḥ ||
-Shi. Le. No. 40. Shripananditiyanavadyanama hyacharyashabdouttarakondakundaḥ. Dvitiyamaasidabhidhanamudyacharitra sanjatsucharanardhaḥ.
-No. 42, 43, 47, 50.