Teacher original: "Āchārya", a title for a high-ranking monk and spiritual preceptor who leads a community of practitioners. Umāsvāmi’s

Aphorisms on the Nature of Reality original: "Tattvārthsūtra". This is the foundational text of Jain philosophy, systematizing its entire worldview into ten chapters.

WITH HINDI AND ENGLISH TRANSLATION

Edited by:

Vijay K. Jain

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