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________________ Syādvāda Theory of Jainism in Terms of a Deviant Logic 343 conjunction and for non-simultaneous conjunction in the truth-table No. 2 and noting that P takes the truth-value T by the first predication and P takes the truth-value I by the second predication. We see that (Po 1P) takes the truth-value T (third predication) and (PAP) takes the truth-value I (fourth predication). The seventh predication thus takes the truth-value I according to the same truth-table. Hence, we see that the pramāņa saptabhangi of the Jainas is a table of seven statements which are derived from a true statement by the operations of negation, non-simultaneous and simultaneous conjunctions that are denoted by l, , A respectively. Let us consider P as a true statement then the pramāņa-saptabhangi can be represented as follows: (1) P(assertion of P) (2) Not P ('complete negation of P) denoted by P. (3) P and non-simultaneously not P (non-simultaneous conjunction of P and P) denoted by P P. (4) P and simultaneously not P (simultaneous conjunction of P and |P) denoted by (P^ 1P). P and simultaneously (P and simultaneously not P) denoted by PA (PAP). Not P and simultaneously (P and simultaneously not P) denoted by PA (PAP). (P and non-simultaneously not P) and simultaneously (P and simultaneously not P) denoted by (Po P) ^ (PAP). Pictorially we can depict the pramāņa-saptabhangi as follows with the truth-values to the right: -P -TP --° 1P -PAIP OBJECT -PA (PAP) -]P^(PAP) ----(Po 1P) ^ (PAP) EEEE EE X An object X can be viewed from any one of these seven standpoints. However, since the totality of all these seven possibilities comprises the pramāņa-saptabhangi (Complete judgement of the phenomenal world in terms of seven possibilities), the disjunction,
SR No.002012
Book TitleFacets of Jain Philosophy Religion and Culture
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorShreechand Rampuriya, Ashwini Kumar, T M Dak, Anil Dutt Mishra
PublisherJain Vishva Bharati
Publication Year1996
Total Pages400
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English, Philosophy, Religion, & Nyay
File Size23 MB
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