Book Title: Understanding Jain Way Of Life Exhibition
Author(s): Sudhir M Shah
Publisher: Sudhir M Shah

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________________ Outra ALVANIAC Tatvärtha Sutra is recognized by all Jain traditions as the earliest, most authoritative and comprehensive summary of Jain Dharma. It gives a detailed explanation of the universe, the place of humanity within it, and the path through it to liberation. Tattvärthadhigama Sutra the full title of this seminal work by Acharya Umäswati means A Manual for Understanding All That Is. It encapsulates the religious, ethical and philosophical contents of the Jaina scriptures and places them in context of the school of logic and philosophy that flourished in India in the second century. This was the first Jain canonical work written in Sanskrit Twadde att That Which Is Tattartha Sutra A Classic Jain Manual for Understanding the True Nature of Reality Tattvartha Sutra is based on the premise that the goal of human life is liberation and the path to liberation is through Enlightened Intuition, Enlightened Knowledge and Enlightened Conduct. «Gamuao-darshana-inäna-chäritrani mokshamärgah”

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