is to help one another", or "Souls render service to one another". Tattvartha Sutra is also known in Jainism as the Moksha-shastra (Scripture describing...
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of Jaina tradition, such as the Acaranga Sutra (Agamas), exist in sutra format, as is the Tattvartha Sutra, a Sanskrit text accepted by all four Jainism...
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Jain literature (redirect from Nava Tatva Sutra)
about ontology of the universe and self. Umāsvāmin's comprehensive Tattvārtha-sūtra is the standard work on ontology and Pūjyapāda's (464–524 CE) Sarvārthasiddhi...
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(telepathy) and kevala jnana (omniscience). According to the Jain text Tattvartha sūtra, the first two are indirect knowledge and the remaining three are direct...
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The Ācārāṅga Sūtra (First book c. 5th–4th century BCE; Second book c. Late 4th–2nd century BCE) is the first of the twelve Angas, part of the agamas (religious...
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Jainism. He authored the Jain text Tattvartha Sutra (literally '"All That Is", also called Tattvarthadhigama Sutra). Umaswati's work was the first Sanskrit...
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Jīvānām (Sanskrit: परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्) is a Jain aphorism from the Tattvārtha Sūtra [5.21]. It is translated as "Souls render service to one another"....
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nama-karma, raises a soul to the supreme status of a Tīrthaṅkara. The Tattvartha Sutra, a major Jain text, lists 16 observances that lead to the bandha (bondage)...
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The Kalpa Sūtra (Sanskrit: कल्पसूत्र) is a Jain text containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, notably Parshvanatha and Mahavira. Traditionally...
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religious texts and sutras are in Sanskrit as well as vernacular languages. Some of the revered texts of Jainism including the Tattvartha sutra, Ratnakaranda...
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Pravachanasara (Digambara) Agama (Śvetāmbara) Tattvartha Sutra Dravyasamgraha (Digambara) Kalpa Sūtra (Śvetāmbara) Uttaradhyayana (Śvetāmbara) Cīvaka...
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asceticism before reaching enlightenment. Jain texts such as Tattvartha Sutra and Uttaradhyayana Sutra discuss ascetic austerities to great lengths and formulations...
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Jainism vary with the text and tradition, with Tattvartha Sutra, Uttaradhyayana Sutra and Bhagavati Sutra stating: Bahya Tapas (external austerities): fasting...
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Five Vows (section 25 clauses from the Acaranga Sutra)
"Five Vows", they are described in detail in the Tattvartha Sutra (Chapter 7) and the Acaranga Sutra (Book 2, Lecture 15). According to Acharya Samantabhadra’s...
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a gap of about nearly two thousand years following composition of Tattvartha Sutra by Acharya Umasvati this was the first text to be recognized by all...
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Uttaradhyayana (redirect from Uttarâdhyayana Sûtra)
Uttaradhyayana or Uttaradhyayana Sutra is one of the most important sacred books of Jains. It consists of 36 chapters, each of which deals with aspects...
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socio-religious duty, and that which is the highest mangala (holy). The Tattvartha Sutra, a major Jain text, mentions daśa dharma (lit. 'ten dharmas') with...
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as one of the das dharma (ten virtues) in ancient Jain texts like Tattvartha Sutra, Sarvārthasiddhi and Puruşārthasiddhyupāya. Among the Sramanic traditions...
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According to Jainism, Ātman (soul) is eternal and never dies. According to Tattvartha Sutra which is a compendium of Jain principles, the function of matter (pudgala)...
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Indian mathematics (section The Sutra genre)
philosophy and metaphysics, composed a mathematical work called the Tattvārtha Sūtra. Mathematicians of ancient and early medieval India were almost all...
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by activities of mind, speech and body. According to the Jain text, Tattvartha sutra, translates S.A. Jain: yoga (activity) i.e. the action of the body...
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mokṣamārga or the "path to liberation". According to the Sacred Jain Text, Tattvartha sutra: Owing to the absence of the cause of bondage and with the functioning...
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Pravachanasara (Digambara) Agama (Śvetāmbara) Tattvartha Sutra Dravyasamgraha (Digambara) Kalpa Sūtra (Śvetāmbara) Uttaradhyayana (Śvetāmbara) Cīvaka...
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are Dasavaikalika, Uttaradhyayana and Kalpavyavahara. Umaswati's Tattvartha Sutras are accepted as authoritative texts by all Jain traditions. Kundakunda's...
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Buddhist sutras, he is referred to as Araha ("worthy") and Veyavi (derived from "Vedas", but meaning "wise"). He is known as Sramana in the Kalpa Sūtra, "devoid...
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(male monks) and 44,000 sadhvis (female monks) as per the mentions in Kalpa Sutra. He is said to have lived 1,000 years and spent many years spreading his...
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Nonsectarian/Nonspecific: Jina Vijaya Tattvartha Sutra GandhaHasti Mahabhashya (authoritative and oldest commentary on the Tattvartha Sutra) Four Anuyogas (the four...
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Prolegomena to Prakritica et Jainica. p. 151. Vijay K. Jain (2018). Tattvartha Sutra. Indian Journal of the History of Medicine. 1956. p. 25. S.A. Jain...
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eternal bliss. The very first sloka (aphorism) of the Sacred Jain text, Tattvartha sutra reads: Right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct (together) constitute...
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commentary by Pūjyapāda Devanandi which provides an exegesis of the Tattvartha Sutra (chapter 9), the 14 Guṇasthānas (also known as the Doctrine of the...
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