Umaswati

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Umaswami is the author of Tattvartha Sutra, the best-known Jaina text.[1] The details of his life are controversial. He is claimed by both the Digambara and Svetambara sects. He is known as Acharya Umaswami , which is a title prefixed to the names of learned men.

A mathematician, he is thought to have lived around the 2nd century BC. It is likely that at this time no clear division of the Jain community had emerged, and thus both sects may be right in claiming him.

Notes

  1. ^ Also referred as Umaswami at some places.

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