English Title: Acharya Umasvami's Tattvarthasutra, with Hindi and English translation

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Abstract

Acharya Umasvami was the Chief Disciple of Acharya Kundkund – the most revered Acharya in the dussama division of the present descending cycle of time, whose works have been possible to document and preserve. Acharya Umasvami lived in the second century AD. The above cited work states that a special feature of Acharya Umasvami's Tattvarthsutra is that it is the first Jaina scripture written in the Sanskrit language. Most learned and venerable Acharyas including Shri Pujyapadasvami, Shri Akalankasvami, and Shri Vidhyanandisvami have written extensive commentaries on Tattvarthsutra.