Jain Journal 1993 04

SR No.: 520110
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 67
Language: English
Classification: Magazine, India_Jain Journal, & India
File Size: 4 MB

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APRIL, 1993
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and provides a thinker an appropriate attitude of looking at things, conditions and relations, gives a breadth of vision to evaluate properly the ultimate realities. It infuses in the believers of this theory a bookthy spicit of sympathetic understanding, reconciliation, tolerance, co-oper tion and co-existence in the every day conduct of their life and in their relations with their fellow beings.
It should not be out of place to quote here the views of some moden thinkers who after a careful study of syädvāda and anekāntavada of the Jainas have admired and appreciated it for the benefit of mankind.
The late M. M. Dr. Ganganath Jha, a great Sanskritist and Vedantist, remarked "When I read the refutation of this Syādvāda by Sankarácărya", I came to the conclusion that "the doctrine of 'Syadvāda' was very sound and that the Ācāryas of Vedanta failed to understand it. I am sure if Sankarăcarya had taken the trouble to study the Jaina scriptures, he would not have taken the pains to criticise this doctrine."
Dr. $. Radhakrishnan, the representative philosopher of modern India, said "Individual freedom and social justice are both essential for human welfare. We may exaggerate the one or under-estimate the other, but be who follows the Jaipa concept of Anekantavāda, Sapta-bhangi naya or Syadvada will not adopt that kind of cultural regimentation. He will have the spirit to discriminate between right and wrong in his own and in the opposite views and try to work for a greater synthesis that should be the attitude which we should adopt."
De. Rajondra Prasad, the first President of India, observed, "Thie doctripe of Syadvada is a valuable contribtion of Jainism to Indian reliwines and world philosophy. It consists of catholic views along with she capability to appreciate others approaches to reality". 8
"This intellectual attitude of impartiality” says Prof. P. B. Adhikari, "Without which no scientific or philosophical researches can be success
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Ibid., p. 71. Ibid. Ibid., p. 72.