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 Gommatsara Jiva-Kanda (1st part of the Gommatsara) | |
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| Religion | Jainism |
| Author | Acharya Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti |
| Period | 10th century CE |
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Gommatsāra is one of the most important Jain texts authored by Acharya Nemichandra Siddhanta Chakravarti. [1] [2]
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
Gommatasara provides a detailed summary of Digambara doctorine. [3] It is also called Pancha Sangraha, a collection of five topics: [7]
- That which is bound, i.e., the Soul (Bandhaka);
- That which is bound to the soul;
- That which binds;
- The varieties of bondage;
- 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]
See also
References
Citations
- ^ Ghoshal 1989, p. xi.
- ^ Jaini 1927, p. 5.
- ^ a b Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 71.
- ^ Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 73.
- ^ Jaini 1927, p. 3.
- ^ Orsini & Schofield 1981, p. 87.
- ^ a b 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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