Gommatsāra

Overview

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

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