Emerging between the 11th and 16th centuries, each of the gacchas claimed to represent a "truer" version of Jainism than another, and they often hotly contested one another in polemical debates and writings that argued against the laxity of mendicant regulations.
Between the 11th and 16th centuries, each gaccha asserted its claim to embody a "truer" form of Jainism than others. They frequently engaged in heated debates and writings that challenged the laxity of mendicant rules.