Jain Theism

SR No.: 006509
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hemant Shah
Publisher: Hemant Shah
Publication Year: 1997
Total Pages: 218
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Philosophy, & Religion
File Size: 10 MB

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Jain Theism
in the above mentioned propositions, the word 'In a certain sense' is most significant. Words like “relatively' 'may be', 'some how' etc. are also used. But then by using any of these phrases for 'Syat' every proposition bears the the stamp of relativity, by which the notion ot' absolutism is refuted. “The gist of the seven-fold judgement of Jain dialectic is as under
1. Thesis (Positive) 2. Anti-thesis (Negative) 3. Aggregation (both positive and negative respectively)
Synthesis (both positive and negative simultaneously) Thesis and synthesis (positive and both positive and negative
simultaneously) 6. Anti-thesis and synthesis (Negative and both positive and
negative simultaneously) Aggregation and synthesis (both positive and negative respectivly and both positive and negative simultaneously).
1. Existence 2. Non-existence 3. Existence and non-existence 4. Inexpressibility 5. Existence and Inexpressibility (1+4): 6. Non existence and Inexpressibility (2+4)
7. Existence, non-existence and Inexpressibility (3+4)
This is the general view of the method of the Jain dialectic. Syādvāda can be represented only by this type of dialectical nethod."***"The theory of sevenfold predication, is treated as ynonymous with Syādvāda owing to the fact that, the number of Jossible or alternative truths under the conditional method of Syādvāda ire seven only."
4. Mohanlal Mehta, Outlines of Jain philosophy. (1954) p. 121, 122 5. Dr. Y.J. Padmarajiah, Jain Theories of Reality and Knowledge. (1963) p. 334