Tattvartha Sutra: Contents of Book Pages

1.

Foreword - Jitendra Shah

VII

2.

Preface - Manu Doshi

IX

1.

INTRODUCTION

1

3.

JEEV: THE SENTIENT ELEMENT

33

4.

MADHYALOK: JAIN CONCEPT OF GEOGRAPHY

49

5.

URDHVALOK: JAIN CONCEPT OF COSMOLOGY

65

6.

AJEEVAKAY: INSENTIENT MATTER

81

7.

ASRAV: INCOMING OF KARMA

101

8.

RESTRAINTS: ESSENCE OF JAIN PRACTICE

119

9.

BONDAGE OF KARMA: THE CAUSE OF TRANSMIGRATION

143

10.

SAMVAR: PREVENTION OF KARMA

163

11.

MOKSHA: THE LIBERATION

205

12.

CONCLUSION

215

APPENDIX

1.

14 STAGES OF SPIRITUAL ELEVATION

223

2.

JAIN CONCEPTS OF GEOGRAPHY AND COSMOLOGY

231

3.

तत्त्वार्थाधिगमसूत्रम्

242