Tattvārthā-sutra

work by Umāsvāmin

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The Tattvārthā-sūtra is a foundational Jain text authored by Umāsvāmin, likely composed early in the Common Era. It is significant for being the first Jain philosophical work in Sanskrit to systematically address logic, epistemology, ontology, ethics, cosmography, and cosmogony. This work is recognized by both the Digambara and Śvetāmbara Jaina traditions. The Tattvārthā-sūtra serves as an authoritative basis for later philosophical commentaries within Jainism.1

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…later philosophical commentary, is the Tattvartha-sutra of Umasvati, whose work is claimed by both the Digambara and Umasvamin communities. Composed early in the Common Era, the Tattvartha-sutra was the first Jain philosophical work in Sanskrit to address logic, epistemology, ontology, ethics, cosmography, and cosmogony.
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…later philosophical commentary, is the Tattvartha-sutra of Umasvati, whose work is claimed by both the Digambara and Umasvamin communities. Composed early in the Common Era, the Tattvartha-sutra was the first Jain philosophical work in Sanskrit to address logic, epistemology, ontology, ethics, cosmography, and cosmogony.
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