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Multi-dimensional Application of Anekantavāda
position and existence; it represents a category by itself. The common sense principle implied in its recognition is that what is given cannot be rejected simply because it is not expressible by a single positive concept. A truth has to be admitted if it cannot be get rid of even it is not understood“ Pramāņa Saptabhangi and Naya-Saptabhangi
The source of knowledge are the Pramāṇa and Naya. Pūjyapāda described that pramāṇa and naya are possessed of characteristics and divisions. Pramāṇa is of two types, namely for oneself and for others (Svārtha and Parartha). All kinds of knowledge except scriptural constitute Pramāņa for oneself. But scriptural knowledge is oftwo kinds, Namely for oneself and for others. The nayas are the divisions of Pramāņa for others. The nayas are the divisions of Pramāṇas. The Pramāņa is a comprehensive view of reality and the naya is only a partial view of it.** Therefore it is described as Pramāņavākya and Nayavākya.
In other words Pramānais a synthetical, while naya represents every point of a speaker and hence it reveals partial truth. Siddhasena rightly states that nayavādas are as there are types of (Jāvaiya vayaņavāha tāvaiyă ceva honti nayavāya"). Therefore the Parisuddhanaya or sunaya does not refute the rival's point but keeps room for other 's views. On the other hand, the Parisuddhanaya of durnaya comes to conflict with other's speculations. The Nayavāda as a matter of fact, supports the whole truth which is Anekāntátmaka and Sāpeksātmaka.
Samantabhadra46 and Akalanka explained further the Pramāņsaptabhangi and Nayasaptabhangi. Akalanka says that a word can express only one characteristic at a time, and a number of characteristics can be expressed only consecutively (kramena) by a number of words. The simultaneous (yaugpadyena) expression of all the characteristics of a reality is beyond the capacity of language. Therefore the Jaina logicians tried to salve the problem by a device with the non-absolutistic standpoint. From the Dravyarthika (substance) standpoint a word expresses the characteristic of a reality in its aspect of identity (abhedavivakṣayā) and from Paryāyārthika standpoint it expresses a characteristic in its aspect of difference (bhedavivakṣayā)*7
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| SR No. | 014009 |
| Book Title | Multidimensional Application of Anekantavada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sagarmal Jain, Shreeprakash Pandey, Bhagchandra Jain Bhaskar |
| Publisher | Parshwanath Vidyapith |
| Publication Year | 1999 |
| Total Pages | 552 |
| Language | English, Hindi |
| Classification | Seminar & Articles |
| File Size | 9 MB |