That Which Is
Tattvartha Sutra
Will be published approx. on 6. July 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-300-16529-6 (ISBN)
Description
This classic Jain manual for understanding the true nature of reality is now published for the first time in an English translation outside of India. Regarded by the Jains as the earliest, most authoritative and comprehensive summary of their religion, this book is sponsored by the Institute of Jainology.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 151 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
554 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-300-16529-6 (9780300165296)
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Persons
Umasvati, to whom the Tattvartha Sutra is attributed, lived around the second cent CE and was a disciple of the highly revered Kundakunda.