Acarya Umasvati's TATTVARTHASUTRA

[MANISH MODI]

श्री वीतरागाय नमः

SHRI VITARAGAYA NAMAH

Jay Jinendra

Acarya Umasvati’s

TATTVARTHASUTRA

Aspects of Reality in Jainism, through the Eyes of a Scientist

English translation and commentary by

Dr Duli Chandra Jain

Preface by

Prof Padmanabh S. Jaini

Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series Volume 32

Mumbai: Hindi Granth Karyalay

2012     24 x 18 cm     334 pages

ISBN 978-81-88769-50-6     Deluxe Hardcover edition      Rs. 600

To the rational person, life is an unceasing quest for the ultimate truth. Each inquiring mind tries to gain an insight into the working of the universe. Jain thinkers too have sought answers to life's eternal FAQs. The Jinas walked the path of rational perception, knowledge, conduct and penance in order to attain liberation from the constricting bondage of karmas. Upon attaining enlightenment, they shared their insights with all those present. Their chief disciples,
the Ganadharas, transmitted their teachings and crystallized them into twelve sacred books called the Agamas. These were composed in Prakrit and contained the essence of the Jinas' teachings.

With time, it was felt that Jain teachings needed to be conveyed in Sanskrit and thus Acarya Umasvati (aka Acarya Umasvami), a leading Jain thinker of his times, composed the Tattvarthasutra nearly 2000 years ago, in 367 concisely written Sanskrit aphorisms.

The Tattvarthasutra has ten chapters. Each chapter explains some aspect of universal reality. This work is widely read, most frequently referred to, highly acclaimed as a work of central importance to the Jain faith, and deeply revered by all Jains. It has engendered several detailed Sanskrit exegetical works and commentaries in Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Gujarati and Tamil. Some of the older commentaries have been translated into English. But the need remained for a contemporary translation and commentary, composed primarily in English, through the eyes of a scientist.

Dr. Duli Chandra Jain, the present translator and commentator, studied various scriptural texts, attended discourses, had discussions and then came up with ideas about the Jain concept of reality presented in this commentary. This pathbreaking work has been carefully edited and attractively published as part of the Pandit Nathuram Premi Research Series.

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