Tattvārtha Sūtra
Umāsvāti · Śvetāmbara recension

That which is —
studied line by line.

Ten chapters that compress the whole of Jain philosophy. This portal opens each one out: the sūtras, what they mean, the charts that make them visual, and tests you set yourself to prove you have understood.

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Chapters

10

Sūtras

365

365 written up

Charts

39

सम्यग्दर्शनज्ञानचारित्राणि मोक्षमार्गः

samyagdarśanajñānacāritrāṇi mokṣamārgaḥ

Right faith, right knowledge and right conduct are the path to liberation.

Sūtra 1.1

Everything inside

Six ways to work through the text

Each section stands alone, but they are wired together — a sūtra links to its glossary terms, its diagrams and the questions that test it.

365 sūtras

Chapter study

Devanāgarī, IAST, translation and a Bhāṣya-grounded explanation for each sūtra, with glossary chips inline.

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10 lessons

Easy Learning

Every chapter retold in ordinary English with a real-life analogy, five takeaways and flashcards.

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39 charts

Diagrams & charts

Vector diagrams plus high-resolution reference plates — karma, guṇasthānas, cosmology — with zoom and download.

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99 terms

Glossary

Technical terms in Devanāgarī and IAST, defined twice — briefly and at length — and cross-linked to chapters.

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501 questions

Self-set tests

You choose scope, difficulty, question count, marks, negative marking and timer. Full review after every attempt.

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An AI tutor answering strictly inside the Tattvārtha framework and citing the sūtra number it draws on.

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Orientation

The seven tattvas at a glance

Two of them are substances. The remaining five describe how those substances entangle and then separate — which is also the order of the chapters ahead.

The seven tattvas

Two substances and the five stages between them (1.4).

Seven tattvas in sequenceJīvasoulAjīvanon-soulĀsravainfluxBandhabondageSaṃvarastoppageNirjarāsheddingMokṣafreedomsubstancesthe karmic processgoal

Inside a chapter

What every sūtra entry gives you

Four layers on one card — the original line, how to say it, what it says, and why the Bhāṣya reads it that way.

Sūtra 1.1Chapter 1 · Ratnatraya

सम्यग्दर्शनज्ञानचारित्राणि मोक्षमार्गः

samyagdarśanajñānacāritrāṇi mokṣamārgaḥ

Right faith, right knowledge and right conduct are the path to liberation.

The thesis statement of the whole scripture. 'Samyak' qualifies all three terms. The three are stated in the plural but the path in the singular, because they function as one cause; faith without knowledge is blind, knowledge without conduct is barren, conduct without faith is mere physical austerity.

Samyag-darśanaSamyag-jñānaSamyak-cāritraMokṣa
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Inline glossary chips
A Scholarly ⇄ Plain language switch sits at the top of every chapter, so the same material can be read twice at two very different depths.
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Visual library

Charts that carry the doctrine

Vector diagrams built for the screen, plus large reference plates you can zoom into and download — karma prakṛtis, the fourteen guṇasthānas, the structure of loka, anekāntavāda.

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Karma status at each guṇasthāna

Karma status at each guṇasthāna

Chapters 8, 9 · Guṇasthāna · Mohanīya

Karma and the fourteen guṇasthānas — complete map

Karma and the fourteen guṇasthānas — complete map

Chapters 8, 9, 10 · Guṇasthāna · Eight karmas

148 karma prakṛtis

148 karma prakṛtis

Chapters 8 · Prakṛti · Nāma karma

A glossary you actually use

99 terms, each with Devanāgarī, a one-line gloss, a fuller treatment and the chapters it belongs to. Terms appear as chips inside the sūtras themselves.

Samyag-darśanaSamyag-jñānaSamyak-cāritraMokṣaTattvaJīvaAjīvaUpayogaJñānopayogaDarśanopayoga
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Tests on your terms

501 questions across 39 topics. Nothing is fixed — you set the exam before you sit it.

  • Scope: whole text or chosen chapters
  • Difficulty: easy, medium, hard
  • Marks per question and negative marking
  • Optional timer, then full answer review
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A study bot bound to the Tattvārtha framework. It answers in the vocabulary of the text and points you at the sūtra to read next.

What is the difference between āsrava and bandha?

Āsrava is the inflow of karmic matter caused by the activity of body, speech and mind (6.1–6.2); bandha is that matter actually bonding with the soul because passion is present (8.2). Inflow without kaṣāya binds only momentarily.

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Progress that stays yours

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  • Coverage per chapter and overall
  • Daily study streak
  • Pace planner — set sūtras per day, see the finish date
  • Bookmarks and notes collected in one place
  • Test history with weak-topic detection
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A method

Four passes through every chapter

The portal is built around this loop; following it is what turns reading into retention.

  1. 01

    Orient yourself

    Start with the seven tattvas chart, then read the chapter summary and its learning objectives.

  2. 02

    Read the sūtras

    Work down the sūtra list. Mark each one read, bookmark the hard ones and leave yourself a note.

  3. 03

    Fix it visually

    Open the chapter's diagrams and reference plates — structure sticks far better than prose alone.

  4. 04

    Test and revise

    Build a test on just that chapter, review every explanation, then let the dashboard show weak topics.

The text

The ten chapters

Each card shows how much of its written-up sūtra set you have marked read.

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Chapter 1

Right Faith and Right Knowledge

The path of liberation, the seven tattvas, and the five kinds of knowledge.

0/35 sūtras read · 35 in the text

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Chapter 2

The Soul and Its States

The five states of the soul, its defining mark, its classes, senses, bodies and birth.

0/53 sūtras read · 53 in the text

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Chapter 3

The Lower and Middle Worlds

Jain cosmography: the seven hells and the geography of the human world.

0/39 sūtras read · 39 in the text

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Chapter 4

The Celestial Beings

The four orders of gods, their hierarchy, lifespans and limits.

0/53 sūtras read · 53 in the text

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Chapter 5

The Non-Living Substances

The six dravyas, the nature of matter, and the definition of existence itself.

0/42 sūtras read · 42 in the text

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Chapter 6

The Influx of Karma

Yoga as the channel of karmic influx, and the exact causes of each kind of karma.

0/27 sūtras read · 27 in the text

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Chapter 7

The Vows

The five vows, their reinforcing contemplations, and the householder's discipline.

0/34 sūtras read · 34 in the text

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Chapter 8

Bondage of Karma

The five causes of bondage, the eight karmas, and the four aspects of every bond.

0/26 sūtras read · 26 in the text

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Chapter 9

Stoppage and Shedding

The complete practical curriculum: guptis, samitis, dharmas, anuprekṣās, parīṣahas, conduct, austerity and meditation.

0/47 sūtras read · 47 in the text

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Chapter 10

Liberation

Omniscience, the final annihilation of karma, and the nature of the liberated soul.

0/9 sūtras read · 9 in the text

Questions

Before you start

The Śvetāmbara recension of the Tattvārtha Sūtra with Umāsvāti's own Bhāṣya as the base commentary. Where the Digambara reading differs materially, the explanation says so.

परस्परोपग्रहो जीवानाम्

Begin at the first line.

Thirty minutes a day, one chapter a week — the pace planner will tell you when you finish.

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