Tattvartha Sutra

SR No.: 006796
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sukhlal Sanghavi, K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad
Publication Year: 2000
Total Pages: 596
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Tattvartha Sutra, & Tattvarth
File Size: 10 MB

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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA
Gujarati explanation of Tattvārtha. Prof. G. R. Jaina's explanation of the chapter five of Tattvārtha—undertaken from the standpoint of modern sciences has been published in English from Lucknow. Śrutasāgarācārya's commentary on Tattvārtha edited by Pt. Mahendrakumarji, a Hindi translation of Tattvārtha-sūtra by Pt. Lalbahadur Shastri and a Hindi explanation by Pt. Phulchandji have been published from Benaras. Bhāskaranandin's Sukhabodhāvrtti on Tattvārtha-edited by Pt. Shantiraj Shastri—has been published in the form of the eighty-fourth volume of the Sanskrit series of the Oriental Library publication. This vrtti belongs to the 14th century. And the commentary entitled Tattvārthatrisūtriprakāśikā which is written by Shri Vijaya Lavanya Sūri and is published in the form of the twenty-second volume of Śrī Vijayanemisūri-granthamālā is a detailed explanation of the three aphorisms utpādavyaya etc. of the chapter five (5.29-31), the Bhāsya on these and Siddhasena's commentary on the Bhāșya.
A mention is here made of the literature pertaining to Tattvārtha that has been published and prepared within the space of the last twenty-one years, so that one might form an idea of how much more widespread now after twenty-one years is the practice of studying and teaching Tattvārtha and what are the prospects of its further spread day by day. And how much credit goes to my Gujarati explanation of Tattvārtha for the study pertaining to Tattvārtha that has been undertaken during these last years within the fold of all the three sects—that is not for me to demonstrate. Even so, I can say this much that the competent authorities from all the three sects have owned my Gujarati explanation to an extent that was beyond my imagination even.
Since the publication of the first Hindi edition of Tattvārtha a good number of articles have been published dealing with Tattvārthasūtra, its Bhāsya, Vācaka Umāsvāti, the so many commentaries on Tattvārtha etc. But here I have to say some
1. See Anekānta Vol. 3, Nos. 1, 4, 11, 12; Vol. 4, Nos. 1, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12; Vol. 5. Nos. 1-11. Jaina Satyaprakāśa, Vol. 6. No. 4. Bharatiya Vidyā, Singhi Smāraka Anka.