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Swami Samantabhadra: It is not possible to firmly establish the time of an Acharya based solely on accusations unless they are thoroughly refuted. However, there is a possibility that many of the times mentioned in them are true. Therefore, we should see if there is any obstacle, in any way, to the truth of the time mentioned by Kundakunda. It is accepted and there is no disagreement that Angajnan existed for 683 years after the Vira Nirvana. After that, there was no Angajnani - not even a single reader of the Angas. And Kundakunda Acharya was not an Angajnani. According to the statement of Indranandi Shrutavatar, Kundakunda came after many generations of the last Acharaanga-dhari, Lohaacharya. It is not unreasonable to assume a time of 60-80 years for these generations. And according to the Prakrit Pattavali, if we consider Bhootbali as the last Ekanga-dhari, then the time of Kundakunda would be only 20-30 years after 683. But, summarizing both perspectives, if we assume that Kundakunda came immediately after the last Ekanga-dhari (Lohaacharya or Bhootbali), then we have to accept that he came 683 years after the Vira Nirvana. And in such a situation, as explained above, Kundakunda cannot be proven to be a scholar of the first century Vikram. However, if we assume that Kundakunda, despite not being an Anga-dhari, came before the Ekanga-dharis, then his time could be the first century Vikram. It seems that Mahamaheshvara Chakravarti also believes the same, which is revealed as follows: