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Reader Umaswati, in his examination of the nine principles, harmonizes both the concepts of the predominance of reality and character. Despite this, he finds a deficiency in the discussion of authority that is typically explored in the context of the fathers' scripture. Therefore, he accepts, in addition to the nine principles, the epistemological examination and arranges it within the context of the fathers' sutras to describe how Jain epistemology differs from legal philosophy. Overall, it can be said that Reader Umaswati has taken the subjects of knowledge, behavior, and character from the fathers' sutras according to Jain perspective.
Division of the subject: Reader Umaswati divides the chosen subject in the ten chapters of the fathers' work as follows: he explores knowledge in the first chapter, behavior in the second to fifth chapters, and character in the sixth to tenth chapters. In accordance with these three examinations, key points are provided, and a brief comparison with other perspectives is made here.
Key points of epistemological examination: In the first chapter, the main aspects related to knowledge are eight: 1. Division of knowledge as distinct and authoritative; 2. The five types of knowledge recognized in texts such as the Agama, along with their categorization into direct and indirect forms; 3. The means of the origination of mental knowledge, categorizing them by their differences and the sequence of their origin; 4. Description of Agama scriptures accepted as authority in Jain tradition as knowledge derived from scripture.