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Tattvartha Sutra

The Manual of Reality

Tattvartha Sutra

Sanskrit

Umasvati c. 2nd century CE · published 2011

67 pages

Sacred Texts Indic Traditions Theology Jainism Indian Buddhist Jain South Asia

Buddhist & Jain Texts Sacred Texts Jainism Christian Theology Indic Traditions

About This Book

philosophytheologymysticism

Explore the foundational blueprint of Jain philosophy in the first Sanskrit text to unify all Jaina traditions. From the microscopic mechanics of karma to the vast, gold-hued structures of the cosmos, Umasvati provides a definitive map for the soul’s journey toward ultimate liberation.

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Major Themes

Tattvartha Sutra26pJain Cosmology19pJainism16p

Āchāryap. 9, p. 10, p. 11

Āchārya Kundkundp. 7, p. 10

Āchārya Umāsvamip. 2, p. 6, p. 7, p. 14

Āchārya Umāsvāmip. 4, p. 5

Āchārya Vidyanandjip. 6, p. 9, p. 10, p. 11

Airāvatap. 53, p. 57, p. 59, p. 62

Asurakumarap. 51, p. 67

avadhip. 19, p. 22

avadhi-jñānap. 18, p. 22, p. 25

Avadhi-jnanap. 18, p. 24

Bharatap. 53, p. 57, p. 58, p. 59, p. 61, p. 62

Bhavanavasip. 64, p. 66, p. 67

Bhavanavāsīp. 66, p. 67

bhavyap. 10, p. 11

Bondagep. 12, p. 16

Celestial Beingsp. 12, p. 41, p. 47

clairvoyancep. 22, p. 23, p. 25, p. 26

conductp. 29, p. 30

Dehradunp. 5, p. 11

Devakurup. 60, p. 62

Devasp. 64, p. 65

dravyap. 21, p. 24

English translationp. 4, p. 5

five sensesp. 21, p. 34, p. 36

fruitional statep. 30, p. 31

Gaṅgāp. 56, p. 57, p. 58

Gangāp. 57, p. 58

garbha; uterine birthp. 40, p. 45

Haimavatap. 53, p. 57

Harip. 53, p. 60

Hindip. 2, p. 13

Hindi translationp. 4, p. 5

Indian philosophyp. 1, p. 2

Indrap. 65, p. 66

indriyap. 34, p. 36

infernal beingsp. 41, p. 47, p. 50, p. 51

Jain biologyp. 37, p. 40, p. 41, p. 45

Jain epistemologyp. 18, p. 19, p. 20, p. 21, p. 22, p. 23, p. 25, p. 35+1 more

Jain geographyp. 53, p. 55, p. 61

Jain logicp. 17, p. 27

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Jain Prateek Chihna symbol featuring a crescent, three dots, a swastika, and a hand with a wheel containing the word 'Ahimsa'.

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