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middle. The language of anekanta is that of the indefinite. It is not certain.
It seems that this subject has not been reflected upon deeply enough and that is why such an idea has come up. If the subject had been reflected upon deeply then the emerging idea would have been that anekanta is the only principle that leads you to a definite conclusion. Apart from this there is no other principle that can lead you to a definite conclusion. Only with the help of anekanta can we reach a conclusion.
One man is bad, a cheat, a thief. No one wants to enter into business with him. This decision is taken on the basis of the present day circumstances. But a man's present mode does not say everything. There are four fundamentals of anekanta: matter, place, time and state. All our interactions are relative. All our decisions will be matter-relative, place-relative, time-relative or state-relative. No decision can be taken without considering these dependent principles.
One person is a thief, loafer, bandit. How one should behave with him will be decided on the basis of the present situation. However, this cannot be a
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