________________ ANEKANTA AND MADHYAMA-PRATIPAD : 9 the same person, which leads him to the denial of the entitative character of personality. Knowing, feeling and willing also are finally rejected by the Madhyamika Buddhist as unreal. Thus, while the theory of anekanta was an attempt at the synthesis of the conflict apparent in experience and reason, the madhyama-pratipad, as interpreted by later Buddhist thinkers, accentuated the conflict and denounced both the extremes as untenable and unacceptable. If anekanta gives an impression of eclecticism, the madhyama-pratipad was made to play a role which it was perhaps not intended to do. 1 OM 112! PALLO VINOON . Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
