Gommatsāra

Gommatsāra is one of the most important Jain texts authored by Acharya Nemichandra Siddhanta Chakravarti.[1][2]

Gommatsāra
Gommatsara
Gommatsara Jiva-Kanda (1st part of the Gommatsara)
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ReligionJainism
AuthorAcharya Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti
Period10th century CE
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History

Gommatsāra was written by Nemichandra in 10th century CE in Prakrit.[3][4] It is based on the major Jain text, Shatkhandagam written by the Acharya Bhutabali and Acharya Pushpadant.[5] Sermons on Gommatasara was delivered in 1635 by Rupchand Pande, teacher of Hemraj Pande.[6]

Content
Classification of souls (gatha 72)

Gommatasara provides a detailed summary of Digambara doctorine.[3] It is also called Pancha Sangraha, a collection of five topics:[7]

  1. That which is bound, i.e., the Soul (Bandhaka);
  2. That which is bound to the soul;
  3. That which binds;
  4. The varieties of bondage;
  5. The cause of bondage.

The first of these, namely, (Bandhaka) i. e., the mundane soul forms the subject-matter of Jiva Kanda (description of the soul). The other four form the subject-matter of Karma Kanda.[7]

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References

Citations
  1. Ghoshal 1989, p. xi.
  2. Jaini 1927, p. 5.
  3. Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 71.
  4. Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 73.
  5. Jaini 1927, p. 3.
  6. Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 87.
  7. Jaini 1927, p. 2.

Sources
  • Jaini, Jagmandar-lāl (1927), Gommatsara Jiva-kanda Alt URL
  • Ghoshal, Sarat Chandra (1989), Dravya Samgraha of Nemichandra Siddhanta Chakravartti, ISBN 9788120806344
  • Orsini, Francesca; Schofield, Katherine Butler, eds. (1981), Tellings and Texts: Music, Literature and Performance in North India, Open Book Publishers, ISBN 978-1-78374-105-2
  • Sangave, Vilas Adinath (2001), Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, ISBN 978-81-7154-839-2
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