CONTENTS: Abbreviations Introduction Pancastikayasara Text, Transliteration, Translation and Commentary Benedictory Poetic Composition (Mangalacarana) BOOK ONE Dravya (Substance) Chapter One: Jīva (Self) Chapter Two: Pudgala Dravya Astikaya Chapter Three: Dharma and Adharma Chapter Four: Akasa (Space) BOOK TWO Nine Padarthas or Tattvas Chapter Five: Punya and Papa (Virtue/Merit and Vice) Chapter Six: Asrava (Stoppage) Padartha Chapter Seven: Samvara Padartha Chapter Eight: Nirjara (Shedding) Padartha Chapter Nine: Bandha (Bondage) Padartha Chapter Ten: Mokṣa (Liberation) Padartha Resume (Culika) Appendix: Distinguishing Features of the Pancastikayasara and Other Works of Kundakunda Select Bibliography Index.