Acharya Shri 108 Kumudenduji

There had been many Acharyas named Shri Kumudendu (Indu means moon). One Kumudchandra is the composer of ‘Kalyanmandir stotra’. One Kumudchandra had been a great debater loquacious erudite who had participated in doctrinal debate with Swetambers. There had been one Kumudendu in 1275 who was disciple of Maghnandi Siddhant chakreshwar who had written Ramayan treatise. But the composer of this great treatise Bhoovalaya Shri Kumudendu Acharya seems to be a different personality from all these.

There is one Kanahri book in verse namely ‘Kumudendu Shatak’ of Shri Devappa written in Piriya Pattan in which there is mention of the creator of Bhoovalaya, Shri Kumudendu Acharya. Devappa has written a musical poem considering ‘Kavimala’ & ‘Kavya mala’ (i.e describing serially poets and poems) which contains ornamental (decorative) description of Kumudendu Acharya, the composer of Bhoovalaya. Some Kanhri verses are being given here as illustration. Well, Kumudendu Acharya did not mention the name of his parents but after becoming Muni and at the time of composing this Bhoovalaya named world level verse, gave his some introduction which is revealed from the following verses-

The poet says addressing the Karnataka public- Meaning- The aim of Kumudendu Acharya is to earn great reputation. To observe routine of Muni is his glory. He used to create new & newer fame. He was a great incarnated person. He was spreader of the glory of the ‘Sengana’. His exogamous sub-division of caste-group is Saddharma, Sutra (origin) is Vrasabha, ‘Shakha’ (Branch) is ‘Dravyang’ and the genealogy (family line) is Iksvaku, is complete renouncer Sen. He was a joy-giving leader of the newly established Gana Gaccha. He blessed Karmat King of pure interest in new India to increase the tradition of the religion of non-violence in the building of ‘Bharat’. He composed world famous treatise Bhoovalaya which harmonize and unify all languages and all beliefs (view points). In this way Devappa has introduced the composer of Bhoovalaya treatise Shri Kumudendu (Kumud Chandra) Acharya. It seems from the Bhoovalaya treatise that Kumudendu Acharya explained the ‘Karan aphorism’ (Karan sutra) (Auspicious & unauspicious karmic results of beings) with expatiation to Karmataka chakravarti, the king of Manyakheta Rastrakoot Amoghvarsa.

If seen by critical study of the description about Kumudendu Acharya then he was born in the family- lineage of Iksvaku pedigree and belonged to Sengana Jnatra genealogy, Saddharma exogamous sub-division, Shri Vrashabh sutra (origin) and Dravyanuyoga branch and organized new Ganagaccha originated from Sengana.

Shri Kumudendu was knowing all the resonant speech of the Omniscient, hence he was a great learned prestigious scholar/Pandit and people used to perceive him like Omniscient. And Veersenacharya is stated to be the knower of auspicious Prabhrit (a kind of scriptural knowledge) Bhoovalaya existed earlier to this by arithmetical method. And Jinsenacharya has been given the honour after Veersenacharya remembering him by the adjective “the body of Jinsenacharya was very much virtue- increasing thing by birth”.

As far as I know not any other literary treatise came to light written with sum of digits i.e. accumulating digits. Shri Kumudendu Acharya mentioned tradition of spiritual teachers before Veersenacharya in his Karnataka verse consisting all languages with the consent of his great guru Veersenacharya in the following form:- Vrasabhsen, Kesarisen, Bajrachamer, Charusen, Vajrasen, Adattasen, Jalaysen, Nagsen, Kunthusen, Dharamsen, Mandersen, Jaisen, Saddharmasen, Chakrabandh, Svayambhusen, Kumbhasen, Vishalsen, Mallisen, Somsen, Vardatta muni, Swamprabharti and Indrabhuti (first Gandharas of 24 Tirthankaras) after then Vayubhuti, Agnibhuti, Sudharmasen, Aryasen, Mundiputra, Maitriysen, Ankapsen, Andhraguru Gandhara (of Mahavira). After this Shri Prabhavsen conquered a great scholar of arithmetic Shri Harishivshankar in doctrinal debate in Kashi (Banaras) and by composing a ‘Pahud’ treatise (religious scripture in verse) in the form of arithmatical digits obtained the hounourable encomium of the position of second Gandhara.