Book Title: Anekantajay patakakhyam Prakaranam Part 2
Author(s): Haribhadrasuri, Munichandrasuri
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra
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INTRODUCTION
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ANEKĀNTAVĀDA: A STUDY In the intro. (pp. IX-XI) to Vol. I of AJP I have dealt with some of the topics connected with anekārtavāda viz., its meaning, synonyms, definitions, sphere' and origin, and as stated on p. XI, I reserved the following topics for this volume, while mentioning the sources* pertaining to almost all aspects of anekāntavāda:
(i) Origin of anekāntavāda. (ii) Misunderstandings about anekāntavādan (iii) Their refutations. (iv) Ethical and practical aspects of anekantavāda.
(v) Evaluation of anekāntavāda.
In the meanahile Vol. I of my work The Jaina Religion and Literature bas been published. Herein there is one full chapter (ch. XII, pp. 160-176 ) named as “Outlines of Anekāntaväda". It tries to give in a moderate compass all the important issues associated with anekāntavāda which a beginner should get acquainted with. Of these I shall note the following:
Anekantavada comes within the range of itself as can be seen from the following verse of Sammaipayarana ---
"भयणा विभइयवा जर भयणा भयर सबदखाई।
एवं भयणा णियमो वि होर समयाविरोहेण ॥ ३-२१॥" The underlying idea is that anekantavada is both onekāntavada and ekantavada. It is the former inasmuch as it is the sum-total of view-points whereas it is the latter as it is an independent viewpoint. There is no harm to a Jaina, if this doctrine of his recoils on itself. On the contrary it strengthens bis position and shows the unlimited extent of its rango. To these and to those noted or pp. LX and X. of this intro. I may add the following: (i) "The Development of the Doctrine of Anekāntavāda in Jainism", an article by Jagadisacandra Jain, published in "Review of Philosophy and Religion" (Vol. V, No. 2, pp. 179-186). (ii) Jagadītacandra's Hindi intro. (pp. 23-24) to his edn. of SM where he has dealt with relat CT MG". (iii) An Introduction to Indian Philosophy (p. 32 & pp. 90-99) by Dr. A. C. Chatterjee and Dr. D. M. Datta, (iv) The Jaina Philosophy of Non-absolutism by Dr. Satkori,
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