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CONCLUSION
All quests for the truth have remained quests for the methods to get to truth. No goal can be achieved without first identifying the method with which to do so. Truth is the goal, knowledge is the method. Truth comes from the knowledge of the senses and its definiteness, from thoughts. This knowledge is neither the truth nor a myth. In relative terms, it is the truth and in absolute terms, it is the myth. The theory of 'anekānta being a tool of speculating about the truth is a boon to the world of philosophy. It is an analytic approach to understand each and every aspect of our life and affairs of the world. One of the most revolutionary and radical thinkers of all times, Mahavira developed a unique method of analysis, which could be applied to any facet of our lives. He struck at the roots of blind faith, biased dogmas, and authoritative absolutism with the open minded principle of anekāntavad:
In the proposed research work, the three philosophical doctrines namely, anekāntavāda, nayavāda and syādvāda have been explained from the point of view of applied philosophy of life. Anekānta is the heart of Jain metaphysics and nayavāda and syādvāda are its main arteries or to use a happier metaphor, the bird of anekāntavāda can't fly without its two wings of 'nayavāda and syādvāda. As far as my knowledge goes, anekānta and nayavāda are nothing but objective perspectives and syādvāda is a linguistic tool for expressing the anekāntic truth.This holistic perspective is a significant tool for solving problems. The need is to understand the efficiency of this tool. Lord Mahavira, from his strong intellectual and intuition power, recognized the fact that comprehensive perception, conception and expression and interpretation of phenomenal world is not
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