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in other words, consider the question in all its aspects. This is the principle which should govern the moral conduct of nations, if wars are to be avoided and this should also be the principle, governing the moral acts of an individual person, if his behaviour and conduot are to be morally unimpeachable.
The above attitude of considering every pro. blem in the social, political and religious domainseither in a nation or in an individual,-is sure to avoid conflicts and to lead to peaceful solutions. This attitude we may be permitted to point out, is # truly Anekanta way of viewing a problem. It is the Syad-vada, then, which holds the secret key for solving the present day world problems and the intricate problems of an individual's life. It may, however, be contended that such practical applications of the Anekānta are not met with anywhere. This is true but this does not show that the doctrine is inefficacious in any way; it shows how the present day world in its mad rush for selfish gains is treading the wrong path. In India at least, acts of complete selflessness were vory common. Mightiest of monarchs here in the height of their power, were found to give up all they had and cheerfully adopt the life of a beggar-The great Chandra Gupta left
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