Gommatsāra

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

Gommatsāra
Gommatsara Jiva-Kanda (1st part of the Gommatsara)
Information
Religion	Jainism
Author	Acharya Nemichandra Siddhant Chakravarti
Period	10th century CE

History

Gommatsāra was written by Nemichandra in 10th century CE in Prakrit.[3][4] It is based on the major Jain text, Dhavala 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]

See also

• Karma in Jainism

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