unda . ▁However , ▁this ▁is ▁disput ed ▁by ▁some ▁Western ▁sch ol ars . ▁ ▁Um as w ati , ▁also ▁sp elled ▁Um as v ati , ▁was ▁an ▁Ach ary a ▁( head ▁of ▁the ▁mon astic ▁order , ▁teacher ) ▁and ▁therefore ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Pa ñ ca - Par ame ṣ ṭ hi ▁( five ▁supre me ▁be ings ) ▁in ▁J ain a ▁tradition . ▁The ▁theory ▁mo oted ▁by ▁Um as w ati ▁is ▁that ▁reb irth ▁and ▁suffering ▁is ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁one ' s ▁kar ma ▁( de eds ) ▁ ▁and ▁a ▁life ▁lived ▁in ▁accord ance ▁to ▁v ows ▁of ▁virt uous ▁living ▁with ▁a uster ities ▁cle ans es ▁this ▁kar ma , ▁ultimately ▁leading ▁to ▁liber ation . ▁The ▁main ▁philosophy ▁in ▁Um as w ati ' s ▁Tat var tha ▁S ut ra ▁a ph or isms ▁is ▁that ▁" all ▁life , ▁both ▁human ▁and ▁non - human , ▁is ▁sacred ." ▁ ▁Biography ▁Um as w ati ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ny ag rod h ika ▁village . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁Sv ati ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁U ma . ▁Um as w ati ▁was ▁thus ▁called ▁as ▁S vat itan aya ▁after ▁his ▁father ' s ▁name ▁and ▁as ▁V ats is uta ▁after ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁line age . ▁His ▁name ▁is ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁his ▁parents . ▁Um as w ati ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁V ac aka - s ram