Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t8.16

v1.c7.s7.t8.16

**Main Theories** - Śvētāmbara and Digambar sects both left large collections of Jain literature but there are also many Jain texts that are not jointly recognised by the two sects. According to the book “Tattvarthadhigamasutra”, where the major Jain theories were intensively presented and elaborated, the Jain theoretical system mainly concerns the following few issues: seven tattvas; Jiva and Ajiva; five kinds of Jnana (Mati, Sruta, Avadhi, Manah paryaya and Kevala); *Seven naya* (*Sapta Bhanga*, or *seven-fold judgment*); reincarnation and release; and social ethics.