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Asat. The other predications also i.e. the remaining five are made in the same manner. This is called the Saptha Bhangi, the seven approaches to Reality.
The same Saptha Bhangi can in the same manner give us such concepts as "permanent and transient" or "useful and useless” or “Valuable and ordinary” etc. In all these matters different points of view are at work.
For example, the pot as dravya is permanent and transient as Paryaya (modification). It is large compared to a pitcher and small compared to a big pot (Koti). It is useful in the sense that we can store water in it; but useless as a container 'to store milk or ghee in it.
Even if the point of view is not stated, it has to be known through inference (PUTETT) Therefore, the relative predication is always true. The non-relative predications are not true. It is also said that action based on a non-relative predication is untrue (Mithya) and the one based on a relative predication is true (Satya).
The words of a Jin are Anekantvadi (multidimensional) in approach. The statements of those who act according to the philosophy of Anekantvad and Syadvad, are true.
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