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| alt = Ācārya Pujyapada's Sarvārthasiddhi<br />
| caption = English translation of the ''Sarvārthasiddhi''<br />
| religion = [[Jainism]]<br />
| author = [[Pujyapada]]<br />
| language = [[Sanskrit]]<br />
| period = 464 - 524 CE<br />
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'''''Sarvārthasiddhi''''' is a famous [[Jain text]] authored by [[Acharya (Jainism)|Ācārya]] [[Pujyapada]]. It is the oldest extant commentary on ''Ācārya Umaswami's [[Tattvartha Sutra|Tattvārthasūtra]]'' (another famous Jain text).{{sfn|Jain|2014|p=xiv}}<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cnxjAAAAMAAJ|title=Prolegomena to Prakritica et Jainica|last1=Banerjee|first1=Satya Ranjan|year=2005|page=151}}</ref> Traditionally though, the oldest commentary on the Tattvārthasūtra is the Gandhahastimahābhāṣya.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/tattvartha-sutra-with-commentary/d/doc1084570.html|title=Tattvartha Sutra|author=Vijay K. Jain|year=2018}}</ref> A commentary is a word-by-word or line-by-line explication of a text.<br />
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== Author ==<br />
''[[Acharya (Jainism)|Ācārya]] [[Pujyapada]]'', the author of ''Sarvārthasiddhi'' was a famous [[Digambara monk]]. ''Pujyapada'' was a poet, grammarian, philosopher and a profound scholar of ''Ayurveda''.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z_AiAQAAMAAJ|page=25|title=Indian Journal of the History of Medicine|year=1956}}</ref><br />
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== Content ==<br />
The author begins with an explanation of the invocation of the ''Tattvārthasūtra''. The ten chapters of ''Sarvārthasiddhi'' are:{{sfn|S.A. Jain|1992|p=vi-vii}}<br />
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#Faith and Knowledge<br />
#The Category of the Living<br />
#The Lower World and the Middle World<br />
#The Celestial Beings<br />
#The Category of the Non-Living<br />
#Influx of Karma<br />
#The Five Vows<br />
#Bondage of Karma<br />
#Stoppage and Shedding of Karma<br />
#Liberation<br />
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In the text, ''[[Dāna]]'' (charity) is defined as the act of giving one's wealth to another for mutual benefit.{{sfn|Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh|2008|p=84}}<br />
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== English translation ==<br />
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Prof. S. A. Jain translated the ''Sarvārthasiddhi'' in English language. In the preface to his book, he wrote: {{quote|Shri Pujyapada’s Sarvārthasiddhi has exercised a great fascination on my mind ever since I commenced the study of this great work. Very few works of the world’s literature have inspired me to the same extent or have provided equally satisfactory answers to the world’s riddles, which have perplexed the greatest thinkers of all ages. No philosophical work that I know of treats of the great issues that confront humanity with the same simplicity, charm, ease and freedom.{{sfn|S.A. Jain|1992|p=v}}}}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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===Sources===<br />
*{{citation |last=Jain |first=S.A. |title=Reality |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uRIaAAAAMAAJ |year=1992 |publisher=Jwalamalini Trust |ref={{sfnref|S.A. Jain|1992}} |quote={{PD-notice}} }} [https://archive.org/details/Reality_JMT Alt URL]<br />
* {{citation|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r5opAwAAQBAJ|title=Acarya Pujyapada's Istopadesa – the Golden Discourse|isbn=9788190363969|last=Jain|first=Vijay K|date=2014-03-26|publisher=Vikalp Printers }}<br />
* {{citation |last=Sangave |first=Vilas Adinath |author-link=Vilas Adinath Sangave |title=Jain Community: A Social Survey |url={{Google books|FWdWrRGV_t8C|plainurl=yes}} |date=1980 |publisher=[[Popular Prakashan]] |location=Bombay |edition=2nd |isbn=978-0-317-12346-3 }}<br />
* {{citation |last=Singh |first=Ram Bhushan Prasad |title=Jainism in Early Medieval Karnataka |url={{Google books|JtWGm4E4qZIC|plainurl=yes}} |year=2008 |orig-year=1975 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=978-81-208-3323-4 |ref={{sfnref|Ram Bhushan Prasad Singh|2008}} }}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://www.wisdomlib.org/jainism/book/tattvartha-sutra-with-commentary Tattvartha Sutra with Sarvarthasiddhi] English translation by Vijay K. Jain, 2018 (includes glossary)<br />
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