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.
During the period from the 11th to the 16th century, each gaccha believed it represented the most authentic version of Jainism, often engaging in polemical exchanges and writings that criticized the leniency of monastic regulations.