Tattvartha Sutra

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Tattvartha Sutra is a foundational Jain philosophical scripture that systematically presents Jain metaphysics, ethics, and the path to liberation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jain scripture
philosophical treatise
religious text
aimsAt liberation of the soul
author Umasvami
linked to: Umasvati

Umasvati
centralConcept ajiva
jiva
karma
moksha
right conduct
right faith
right knowledge
tattva
commentaries extensive traditional Jain commentaries
describes Jain cosmological structure
bondage of karma
nine tattvas
process of karmic shedding
seven tattvas
various realms of existence
focusesOn Jain ethics
Jain metaphysics
path to liberation
genre aphoristic text
hasAlternativeName Tattvarthadhigama Sutra
linked to: Tattvartha Sutra

Tattvarthadhigamasutra
linked to: Tattvartha Sutra
importantFor Digambara Jain tradition
linked to: Digambara Jains

Svetambara Jain tradition
linked to: Svetambara
influenced later Jain philosophical literature
originalLanguage Sanskrit
regionOfInfluence Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia
religion Jainism
scriptureStatus authoritative text in Jainism
structure composed in sutra style
subject cosmology
epistemology
ethics
ontology
soteriology
teaches non-violence
three jewels of Jainism
vows for householders
vows for monks
timePeriod early centuries CE
titleMeaning That Which Is
usedIn Jain lay religious study
Jain monastic education

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Jain literature majorText Tattvartha Sutra
Syadvada textualDiscussion Tattvartha Sutra (commentarial tradition)
linked to: Tattvartha Sutra
Tattvartha Sutra hasAlternativeName Tattvarthadhigama Sutra
linked to: Tattvartha Sutra
Tattvartha Sutra hasAlternativeName Tattvarthadhigamasutra
linked to: Tattvartha Sutra
Das Lakshan Parva associatedScripture Tattvartha Sutra (for virtues exposition)
linked to: Tattvartha Sutra