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A Treatment of Nature of Reality: Anekāntavāda (Non-absolutism)
Dr. Bhagchandra Jain Bhaskar
SOO
The need of the day
Religion is basically a pivotal point for maintaining individual, national and international peace in the societies. It is supposed to observe the spiritual discipline and practices and establish inter-religious harmony,
stice and co-operative movement. It contributes to wipe out vengeance, violence, encroachment, bigotry and masqueradity from the society and provides creative, co-operative and constructive solutions to the world's dilemmas.
It is a paradox that while almost every religion stands for and preaches the universal brotherhood of man, religion has also been a constant source of conflict in history. The superpowers used to exploit the religious sentiments for their own advantages and floated the deleterious atmosphere in the communities. The history compels us to remark that the religion proved its self sometimes a sort of mania which had been responsible for escalating violence, feud, disdain, resentment and obstinate nature from time to time. Due to religious hallucination, gruesome circumstances and aggravated problems intruded in the societies and withered the spirit of religion. It became, therefore, an inevitable task and requisite maturity is needed for avoiding animosity and hanky-panky from the societies.
It is to bring about the spirit of detente and co-operation which can generate a climate of mutual confidence, trust and shared interest to the betterment of human life. The cause of peace, human dignity and equality can be achieved by fair inter-religious relations, balanced dialogue
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