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 NERFINISHED
Umasvati NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Tattvarthadhigamasutra NERFINISHED
importantFor Digambara Jain tradition NERFINISHED
Svetambara Jain tradition NERFINISHED
influenced later Jain philosophical literature
originalLanguage Sanskrit
regionOfInfluence Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
usedIn Jain lay religious study
Jain monastic education

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Jain literature majorText Tattvartha Sutra
syadvada (doctrine of conditioned predication) textualDiscussion Tattvartha Sutra
subject surface form: Syadvada
this entity surface form: Tattvartha Sutra (commentarial tradition)