Tattvartha sutra

Author(s): Umaswati, Umaswami, D S Baya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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INTRODUCTION : XXXI
follows: -
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Father Mother
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Svāti of Kaubhīsaņī gotra, Vātsi (Siddhasena comments that her name was Umā and her gotra was Vatsa), Nyagrodhika.?
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Place of Birth -
Prof. Sagrmal Jain is of the view that Umāsvāti was born at a place called Nāgod (current name of Nyagrodhika) in the central India (M.P.). S
Umāsvāti's Master-Disciple Tradition And Lineage - :
While the Digambara tradition claims that the author of * Tattvārthadhigama Sūtrāni - Vācaka Umāsvāti – was a disciple of Kundakundācārya, the Svetāmbaras believe him to be the teacher and master of Syāmācārya, the author of Prajñāpanā Sūtra. However, there is no mention in any source earlier than that of the tenth century AD that says that Umāsvāmi, the author of Tattvārtha Sūtra, was the disciple of Kundakundācārya. All such sources that have come to notice are circa 10th century A.D. and later. Dependable mention of Umāsvāti being the author of Tattvārtha Sūtra is, however, available in Svetā-mbara literature of the eighth century A.D. It is not authentically known that Umāsvāti was the teacher of Syāmācārya if we discount the 16-17th century roll of
A Study Of 'Tattvārthasūtra With Bhāsya', Dr. Suzuko Ohira, L.D. Institute Of Indology, Ahmedabad, 1982, p. 42. Tattvārthasūtra Aur Uskī Paramparā, Prof. Sagarmal Jain, Parshvanatha Shodha Peeth, Varanasi, 1994, pp. 140-142.