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comes folk music, art, dance, drama and literature. The application of anekānta will mean to show equal enthusiasm in the folk music, dance etc. of all the countries and traditions. Cultural domination will cease to exist when all cultures are equally appreciated. This will help in building cultural ties and eradicating cultural conflicts. The main cause of violence is insistence over one's views. This one-sided insistence over thoughts leads to mental agitation and which inturn reflects through verbal and physical or domestic violence.
The Jaina concept of syādvāda implies that affirmation without negation and negation without affirmation is not possible. This is to say that we cannot understand our own philosophy, religion and culture unless we understand others. Therefore understanding others is as significant as understanding oneself. Similarly, it is the prevailing conflict that gives meaning to peace. Peace cannot be understood without conflict. Peace is something which the world eagerly wants,but does not know how to secure. Peace needs a new civilization, a new culture and a new philosophy, where there is no narrowness and no partiality. Huxley is correct to a great extent when he says that, 'War exists because people wish it to exist'. We cannot check violence by remaining violent. But non-violence in action must precede non-violence in thought. R. Prasad also holds that syādvāda is an extension of ahimsā in epistemology. Unless we resolve our differences, we are bound to face tension. Analysing the ultimate causes of war and terrorism, we had come to the conclusion that it is ultimately our divergent and conflicting ideologies that comes in the way. Conflict is an inherent human trait. Conflict arises due to incompatible interests, beliefs and customs. Nathmal Tatia also holds that only intellectual clarity will resolve all conflict and rivalry. Today one man or one country fights with the other because
Ācārya Mahāprajña. Anekānta:Manan Aur Mimamsa, op.cit., p. 277.
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