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compulsory for both the positive and the negative to exist for electricity to be produced. Thus our entire existence is characterized by opposing pairs.
It is quiet relevant to quote the series of pairs as mentioned in the thesis, 'Anekantvada through Paintings',to highlight the very nature of objective world having pairs.
1. Pratyasha:Paroksa (Direct and Indirect) 2. Rūpa : Arūpa (From and Formless) 3. Satru : Mitra (Friend : Foe) 4. Siti : Siti (Black : White) 5. Janma : Marana (Life : Death) 6. Adhyātma : Laukika Dharma (Spiritual ; Mundane • Customs) 7. Sarana : Asarana (Shelter and Shelterlessness) 8. Samyama : Asamyama (Restraint and Unrestraint) 9. Lipta : Nirlipta (Attached : Detached) 10. Harșa : Vișāda (Enjoyment : Misery) 11. Dharma : Adharma (Violence : Non-violence) 12. Suci : Aśuci (Beauty : Non-beauty) 13. Kendra : Paridhi (Centre : Circumference) 14. Yukta : Mukta (Coalesced : Liberated) 15. Suddha : Aśuddha (Pure : Impure) 16. Antaḥ : Bāhya (Internal : External) 17. Sukha : Dukha (Happiness and Sorrow) 18. Šītala : Usna (Coolness : Brightness) 19. Krsna : Sukla (Waning Moon : Waxing Moon) 20. Antarmukhi : Bahirmukhi (inwardly Drawn :
Outwardly Drawn) 21. Gati : Agati (Movement : Non-movement)
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