________________
51
caste or say "Nagori" from the standpoint of the village, or as 'son' from the point of view of the father or as 'father' from the point of the son or as 'husband' from the standpoint of the wife and as 'brother' from the point of view of his sister. In this way, from various standpoints, it is possible to have different characteristics in one and the same thing. Any one of such standpoints to which one has to resort for expounding a thing is called Naya (standpoint). In Naya, there is only partial truth, but in denying other characterics that statement could
result in falsehood.
Suppose that there is an elderly person of 75 and he has a son aged 45 and the latter has a son aged 15. Now if the son who is 45 is only addressed as 'father' this form of address will result in falsehood because from the standpoint of his 75 year old father he is also a son. Now if that 45 year old man is only styled a 'son', that too would be wrong because from the standpoint of his 15 year old son he is also a father.
Syadvada if properly understood reveals the true nature of a thing. What is the nature of this world? How many things have existed therein? What are their attributes? etc. Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat www.umaragyanbhandar.com
