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## Introduction to the Text | 229
It is possible that the author of this text has quoted from another text. It is also possible that they have adopted the mangalacharan (invocation) of the original text as the mangalacharan of their own text. For example, some scholars believe that Pujyapada adopted the mangalacharan of the Tattvarthasutra as the mangalacharan of his commentary, "Sarvarthasiddhi," and did not create a new mangalacharan for his commentary. In both cases, it is clear that there is another mangalacharan - the "Aaptastavan" - before the "Aaptamimamsa" section, and this is more likely.
(7) Lghusamantabhadra wrote a commentary called "Vishamapadatatparyatika" on the "Astasahastree" commentary of the "Aaptamimamsa" (Devagam). The first sentence of its introduction is as follows:
* However, many scholars disagree with this view, as will be seen later.
1. Dr. Satishchandra, in his "History of Indian Logic," writes that Lghusamantabhadra was a scholar around 1000 CE (1057 VS). However, there is no reason to believe this is correct, because Lghusamantabhadra mentions Vasunandin Acharya and his Devagamvrittika in his commentary on the word "kechit" at the end of the Astasahastree. For example, "Vasunandin Acharya: kechitshaden grahyah, yatastaireva svaya vrsyante likito'yam slokah" etc. And Vasunandin Acharya lived at the end of the 12th century Vikram era, so it is clear that Lghusamantabhadra did not live before the 13th century Vikram era. Considering what is mentioned about "chik (lghusamantabhadra)" on page 6 of the introduction to the Ratnakarandika Shravakachar, he appears to be a scholar of the 14th century Vikram era. If he is not the same as "Maghanandi" and is not a disciple of Amarakirti, then he could be a scholar of the 13th century Vikram era at the most.