Kundakunda

Japanese: Kundakunda

...Also, the idea of the Tathagatagarbha, which holds that all sentient beings have the potential to become Tathagata, was established, showing an approach to Buddhist Vedanta philosophy. Meanwhile, Jainism had split into two sects, the White Robe Sect and the Sky Robe Sect, by around the 1st century, but in the midst of a trend toward systematization, Kundakunda of the Sky Robe Sect and Umasvati of the White Robe Sect contributed to the systematization of Jain doctrine, and the theory of seven principles and the seven-phrase method were established. In orthodox Brahmanism, philosophical schools were also established, forming the mainstream of Indian thought. ...

From Jainism

…The first Sanskrit text to be written was the famous Tatbārtādigama-sūtra by Umāsvāti, but the use of Sanskrit later became common in both schools. The famous Naturist scholar Kundakunda (4th-5th century) wrote philosophical works such as Niyamasāra in the language of his school's scriptures. The most widely known Jain scholar is probably Hemacandra (12th century) of the White Robe School. …

From Panchasthikayasara

…This is a doctrinal summary written by Kundakunda (2nd-3rd century), a famous Jain scholar. The title means "Summary of the Gathering of Five Beings." …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Kundakunda" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…またいっさいの衆生は如来となる可能性があるとする如来蔵思想が成立，仏教のベーダーンタ哲学への接近を示している。一方ジャイナ教では，1世紀ころまでに白衣派と空衣派の2派に分裂したが，体系化の風潮の中で，空衣派のクンダクンダKundakundaや白衣派のウマースバーティらがジャイナ教義の体系化に貢献し，七原理の説や七句表示法が確立した。正統バラモン教においても哲学学派が確立し，インド思想潮流の主流を形成した。…

【ジャイナ教】より

…サンスクリット語で最初に書かれたのは有名なウマースバーティUmāsvātiの教理綱要書《タットバールターディガマ･スートラ》であるが，サンスクリット語の使用ものちには両派において一般化した。裸行派の著名な学匠クンダクンダKundakunda(4～5世紀)は自派の聖典用語で《ニヤマサーラNiyamasāra》など哲学書を書いた。ジャイナ教の学匠のなかでもっとも広く知られているのは白衣派のヘーマチャンドラ(12世紀)であろう。…