For more than fifteen hundred years, the Tattvartha Sutra has served as the definitive guide to one of the world's most profound spiritual traditions. In this modern-English edition, the ancient Sanskrit aphorisms of the Jain master Umaswati are rendered into clear, flowing prose that speaks directly to today's reader. Here you will encounter the seven categories of reality, the nature of the soul, and the intricate workings of karma — how every act of body, speech, and mind shapes the bonds that hold us, and how the disciplined practice of awareness, restraint, and compassion can loosen and finally dissolve those bonds. The book is not a relic to be admired from a distance; it is an invitation to understand the mechanics of liberation. Faithful to the original's meaning and spirit, this edition makes an enduring classic newly accessible. Part of The World Scriptures Library.