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only conceals but also perverts the apparent facts, and the world is put on a wrong track. This means that the thinking man has to keep himself vigilant, understand the limitations of his knowledge and thus learn to respect the viewpoint of others, as laid down by naya-vāda and syād-vāda. Let us not lose faith in man as man, and let us learn to respect each other as man. We must see that man lives under healthy and progressive conditions as a world-citizen. The basic principles of Jainism (such as ahimsā, anekānta and aparigraha), if correctly understood and earnestly put into practice, can make one a worthy citizen of the world.
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