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## Preface
And other scholars have mentioned him in their works by whatever name they chose; a single name often has many synonyms, and scholars and acharyas are also mentioned by these synonyms or partial synonyms; in translations into many different languages, sometimes the names of the original text and the author are also translated, or these names are mentioned in the translated form in the texts of those languages; the other names, surnames, synonyms, or translated names of one person may also be the original names of other persons, and often have been; the same is often true of the names of contemporary persons; some scholars have been disciples of many acharyas, and they have declared themselves to be disciples of whichever acharya they wished, wherever they wished; a good acharya of one sangha or gachchha has also been adopted by another sangha or gachchha, and he has been declared to be the acharya of their own sangha and gachchha. In the same way, some acharyas have been the heads of many monasteries or the masters of the thrones of many places, and this has resulted in many pattasishyas, each of whom has declared them to be their own pattaguru. In such situations, how difficult it is to find out someone's real name and real work, and how much confusion there is for a historical scholar to decide on the actual state of affairs or to connect a particular event or mention with a particular person.
1. For example, Nagachandra is sometimes mentioned as 'Nagachandra' and sometimes as 'Bhujangasudhakar', this being a synonym. And Prabhachandra's partial synonym Prabhendu is used quite often.