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Nisheetha Sutra (Nisiha): This agam explains the procedure of repentance (Prayashchitta) in the form of punishment for the monks and nuns who have conducted themselves badly.
Vrahat Kalpa Sutra This agam explains which of the ten kinds of repentance (Prayashchittas) is appropriate for a particular wrong-doing by monks and nuns.
Avashyaka Sutra: The daily rituals or routines which it is necessary to perform during the day and night for the purification of soul are called Avashyaka.
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 Jain Agam Literature
Jiväbhigama Sutra: This Ägam describes the universe and the subtle description of all living beings (souls) of the universe.
Nisheetha Sutra (Nisiha): This Ägam explains the procedure of repentance (Prayashchitta) in the form of punishment for the monks and nuns who have violated the rules of ascetics.
Brahat Kalpa Sutra: This Ägam explains which of the ten kinds of repentance (Prayashchittas) is appropriate for a particular wrongdoing done by monks and nuns.
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 Jain Agama Literature
The Agam Sutras show great reverence for all forms of life and strict codes of vegetarianism, asceticism, nonviolence, and opposition to war.
The existing Agam Sutras are accepted as the authentic preaching of Lord Mahavir by the Swetambar sects, but the Digambar sect does not accept them as authentic.
Sthananga Sutra (Thanang): This agam defines and catalogues the main substances of the Jain religion (defines Jain metaphysics).
www.cs.colostate.edu /~malaiya/agamas.html   (2381 words)

  
 Vardhamana
The extracts presented here are taken from an exposition of Jainism by Umasvami (135-219 CE) known as the Tattvartha Sutra.
The Tattvartha Sutra describes destructive karmic matter as flowing into the self and putting it in bondage.
In physical terms, karmic matter would be part of the total inflow of information to the self, where abstraction, contextualization, and retention of significant events and actions influence future perceptions and conduct.
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The Jain community is not acquainted with the life story, as with famous Tattvartha Sutra of Uma Swami, who attained great fame even with very small volume of written work.
In Jain tradition, Tattvartha Sutra enjoys the same dignity as Gita amongst the followers of Vedic religion, Bible amongst the Christians and Quran amongst the Mohammadans.
The present portion is on the basis of Tattvartha Sutra.
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 INTRODUCTION TO TATTVARTHA-SUTRA
Tattvartha Sutra is the first such Jain text in terse aphoristic form.
The name Tattvartha Sutra consists of three Sanskrit words: Tattva (true nature), artha (things or realities) and sutra (aphorisms of few words).
It is taken as a sacred act to recite the textual aphorisms in private and temple worships.
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 Jainism
It upholds nonviolence as the supreme religion (Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah) and has insisted upon its observance in thought, word, and deed at the individual as well as social levels.
The holy text Tattvartha Sutra sums it up in the phrase "Parasparopagraho Jivanam" (all life is mutually supportive).
Jain religion presents a truly enlightened perspective of equality of souls, irrespective of differing physical forms, ranging from human beings to animals and microscopic living organisms.
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That supported nonviolence the highest religion (Ahimsa Paramo Dharmah) as, similar to social level, insisted to the observance of behavior with thought, word, and the individual.
As for holy text Tattvartha Sutra " of phrase; Parasparopagraho Jivanam" It totals that; (It supports life everything mutually).
It shows Jainism religion, regardless of the body shape of difference, the prospect that it is enlightened equality of mind not to lie it reaches to the organism where the animal and the microscope have lived from the human.
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 INTRODUCCIÓN A Tattvartha-sutra
Tattvartha Sutra es el primer tal texto de Jain en forma aphoristic concisa.
El nombre Tattvartha Sutra consiste en tres palabras de Sanskrit: Tattva (naturaleza verdadera), artha (cosas o realidades) y sutra (aphorisms de pocas palabras).
El sutra Nyaysutra etc. de Brahmsutra, del Yoga-sutra, de Vaisheshika representa los textos aphoristic de diversos sistemas.
jainworld.com /JWSpanish/jainworld/education/seniors/senles23_enes.htm   (1056 words)

  
 Order of Nazorean Essenes
It has 502 verses in eight sections dealing with Faith (Darshan), Scripture (Sutra), Conduct (Charitra), Enlightenment (Bodha), Realization or Internal Feelings, Thoughts, Dispositions (Bhava), Emancipation or Liberation (Moksha), Insignia (Linga), and Virtue (Sheel).
It is rightly termed and known as Jain Bible and enjoys the unique distinction of being regarded as an authoritative work by all sections of the Jains.
There is no Jain doctrine or dogma, which is not expressed or implied in the 357 aphorisms (Sutras) divided into 10 chapters.
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 Jain Books
The book provides a commentary and explanation of each verse of the sutra and relates the concepts to modern physics and science.
This may be particularly interesting to those who are in the same boat.
ISBN: 0060689854 (Cloth : acid-free paper) : Review: That which is = Tattvartha Sutra includes the combined commentaries of Umasvati/Umasvami, Pujyapada and Siddhasenagani.
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 Jainism information - Search.com
Jain scriptures were written over a long period and the most cited scripture is the Tattvartha Sutra, or Book of Reality written by Umasvati (or Umasvami),the monk-scholar, more than 18 centuries ago.
Tatvarth Sutra, Padma Puran (Rama Charitra), JinPravachanRahasya-Kosh, Chhahdhala and Shravakachars such as Ratnakarandak Sharavakachar and ShravakDharmaPrakash are available for free download at http://www.AtmaDharma.com
Every day Jains bow their heads and say their universal prayer, the Namaskara Sutra.
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 Indiaclub.com: Harmless Souls : Religion
It focuses on evolving views about the conditions necessary for karmic bondage and the liberation of embodied souls, as described in parts of the early Svetambara canon, Umasvati’s Tattvartha Sutra, and the major works of Kundakunda.
Particular attention is paid to the roles that knowledge and self-realisation play on Kundakunda’s path to liberation.
The mechanism of bondage according to the Tattvartha Sutra
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Jain scriptures were written over a long period of time, but the most cited is the Tattvartha Sutra, or Book of Reality written by the monk-scholar, Umasvati almost 1800 years ago.
Many classical texts are in Sanskrit (Tatthavartha Sutra, Puranas, Kosh, Shravakachar, mathematics, Nighantus etc)."Aabhidhan Rajendra Kosh" written by Acharya Rajendrasuri, is only one available Jain encyclopedia or Jain dictionary to understand the Jain Prakrit,Sanskrit,and Ardha-Magadhi and other Jain languages, words,their use and refrences with in oldest Jain literature.
Every day most Jains bow and say their universal prayer, the Navkar Mantra.
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 Amazon.com: That Which Is: Tattvartha Sutra (Sacred Literature): Books: Umasvati   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
Amazon.com: That Which Is: Tattvartha Sutra (Sacred Literature): Books: Umasvati
That Which Is, known as the Tattvartha Sutra to Jains, is recognized by all four Jaina traditions as the earliest, most authoritative and comprehensive summary of their religion.
Unique in bringing together classical commentaries from each tradition, this translation of the Tattvartha Sutra provides in one volume a detailed explanation of the universe, the place of humanity within it, and the path through it to liberation.
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 Jainism - Spirituality
In fact it sees nonviolence as the supreme religion, and insists on its observance in word, thought and deed for the individual as well as society as a whole.
The holy text of Jain, Tattvartha Sutra sums it up in the phrase “Parasparopagraho Jivanam” (all life is mutually supportive).
All souls are created equal, ranging from humans to animals to microscopic organisms.
www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art5049.asp   (704 words)

  
 Thelemapedia: The Encyclopedia of Thelema & Magick | Jainism
In fact, Jain philosophy and culture have been a major cultural, philosophical, social and political force since the dawn of civilization in South Asia, and its ancient influence has been traced beyond the borders of modern "India" into the Middle Eastern and Mediterranean regions.
Jaina Sutras (http://www.sacred-texts.com/jai/index.htm), Translated from the Prakrit by Hermann Jacobi, 1884
This page was last modified 21:57, 11 Jun 2005.
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 That Which Is: Tattvartha Sutra (Sacred Literature) by AltaMira Press   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
That Which Is: Tattvartha Sutra (Sacred Literature) by AltaMira Press
I read this book as a part of my studies in Eastern philosophy, in particular Indian philosophy, and the only term I can come up with is "mind-blowing".
This excellent introduction to Jaina belief is illuminated by thirteen diagrams and is an invaluable resource for understanding one of the oldest religious traditions in India.
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 JAINPUSHP
Mother: We have number of spiritual books but some of the renowned
TATTVARTHA- SUTRA etc. We consider Jinvani as our
Mother: There are several holy places where Jains perform their religious
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