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Tattvartha Sutra (also known as Tattvarth-adhigama-sutra or Moksh-Shastra) is a Jain text written by Acharya Umaswati, in the second century AD.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tattvārtha Sūtra )〕 It is the first Jain scripture written in the Sanskrit language. The Tattvartha Sutra is regarded as the most authoritative book on Jainism, and the only text authoritative in both the Svetambara and Digambara sects, and its position is comparable with that of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in Hinduism.〔Jaini, p. 81〕 It is the first Jain text in sutra or aphoristic form, and bring almost entire Jain doctrinal system in 350 sutras spread over 10 chapters.〔Jaini, p. 82〕 The term ''Tattvartha'' is composed of the Sanskrit words ''tattva'' "things, realities" and ''artha'' "true nature". One of its ''sutra'': Parasparopagraho Jivanam is the motto of Jainism. Its meaning is "(The function) of souls is to help one another". == Content == The first verse, "" summarizes the Jaina path to liberation. It means that the Ratnatraya (three jewels: right view, right knowledge and right conduct) collectively constitutes the path to liberation or moksha. Its ten chapters are:- #Faith and Knowledge #The Category of the Living #The Lower World and the Middle World #The Celestial Beings #The Category of the Non-Living #Influx of Karma #The Five Vows #Bondage of Karma #Stoppage and Shedding of Karma #Liberation The first chapter deals with the process of cognition and details about different types of knowledge. The next three chapters deal with the soul, lower worlds, ''naraka'', and celestial abodes, ''deva''. The fifth chapter discusses Non-soul (''Ajiva''). The next three chapters deal with the karmas and their manifestations and the inflow, asrava, good and bad karma, ''shubha-ashubha karma'' and the bondage of the karmas. The ninth chapter describes the blocking, ''samvara'' and shedding of the karmas, ''nirjara''. The final chapter discusses moksha or the liberation of the soul.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tattvartha Sutra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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