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It seems necessary to present one's own viewpoints. Despite the similarities in the school, there is a significant difference in the traditional interpretations of the Brahmasutras and the Tattvartha Sutra, particularly in the fundamental subjects of metaphysics such as the universe, God, etc. The well-known commentators on the Brahmasutras often differ greatly from each other, sometimes exhibiting differences as vast as the distance between the East and West. However, there is no such divergence among the commentators of the Tattvartha Sutra who follow the Svetambara and Digambara traditions. They do not differ on fundamental subjects of metaphysics; any differences that do exist tend to be on relatively trivial matters, and those matters do not imply an absence of scope for reconciliation, even if they are as distant as East and West. Indeed, there has been no significant divergence on the foundational principles of Jain metaphysics between the Svetambara and Digambara traditions; thus, the apparent differences in their interpretations of Tattvartha are not regarded as serious.
There are numerous ancient and modern commentaries, large and small, in Sanskrit as well as in vernacular languages on the Tattvādhi-gama-sūtra; however, only four of them hold historical significance, have contributed to the systematization and development of Jain metaphysics, and possess philosophical importance. Three of these are from the Digambara tradition, which were written by renowned Digambara scholars after notable differences and opposition arose, and one is by the sutrakara (author of the sutra), Umāsvāti.