The Tattvartha Sutra is a primary Jain text whose precise date this record leaves genuinely open rather than assigning a false one: its dating is disputed among scholars, and this atlas states that dispute honestly instead of picking a date. Its real documented distinction is that it is accepted, in differing recensions, by both major Jain traditions, Digambara and Svetambara, a rare point of shared textual authority this record notes rather than smoothing into one uniform account. As a primary text it is authoritative for what it itself states on Jain doctrine, checkable against the translation, not for a settled composition history or for how the two traditions' differing recensions actually diverge in detail, which needs a dedicated comparative source. Use it to establish the content of Jain doctrine as this shared text presents it.
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Assessment
Reliability Tier1
A primary Jain scriptural text attributed to Umaswati; its date is genuinely disputed and no year is given here rather than guessed, and it is accepted by both major Jain traditions in differing recensions. NotesNo year given: the dating is disputed. Accepted by both Jain traditions in differing recensions.
Citation
AuthorUmaswati
URLhttps://archive.org/details/tattvarthbook10webf
Source Typeprimary-text
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Associated With
This source names Digambara directly: "by both major Jain traditions, Digambara and Svetambara, a rare point of shared textual authority this record notes rather than smoothing into one uniform account."
Source Tattvartha SutraUmaswati
This source names Svetambara directly: "major Jain traditions, Digambara and Svetambara, a rare point of shared textual authority this record notes rather than smoothing into one uniform account."
Source Tattvartha SutraUmaswati
Claims Backed By This Source (141 claims)
This source backs 141 claims across the atlas. As facts: 90 well-attested. As cited relationships: 22 holds. Plus 29 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Doctrines, 54 claims: 37 well-attested, 5 holds, 12 general references.
- Virtues, 25 claims: 10 well-attested, 10 holds, 5 general references.
- Vices, 14 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds, 4 general references.
- Articles, 12 claims: 12 well-attested.
- Realms, 11 claims: 9 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
- Beliefs & Restrictions, 10 claims: 7 well-attested, 3 general references.
- Sources, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 2 holds.
- Scriptures & Texts, 4 claims: 1 well-attested, 2 holds, 1 general references.
- Denominations, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Figures, 1 claims: 1 general references.
- Religious Roles & Titles, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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