Gommatsāra

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

Gommatsāra is one of the most important Jain texts authored by Acharya Nemi Chandra Siddhanta Chakravarti.

Overview

See also: Karma in Jainism

Gommatsāra is based on the major Jain text, Dhavala written by the Acharya Bhutabali and Acharya Pushpadant. It is also called (Pancha Sangraha), a collection of five topics:

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.

Content

Classification of souls (gatha 72)

Verse 594 (gatha) of the Gommatasara Jiva Kanda list down the 23 kinds of molecules which are formed by the different combination of atoms.