________________ 13. Some problems regarding the concept of Paryaya Lopamudra Bhattacharyya The truth of a beginning is always accompanied with an end. These two are the ultimate phenomena amongst the different conditions on which the life span of a thing is based. Of being different in nature and in timing they both compliment each other in terms of defining the feature of the subject they are contained within, to be of a common existence. With this see-saw like activity they balance up their worth. It unfolds the facts of the struggle for their dependent existence on each other behind their apparent independent existence. So they need to be defined as the two ends of a common thread which indicates the establishment of the concept of the continuous process which consists of the beginning and the end and a strong relationship between them that touches both the end. Thus this concept originates the exchange-based condition like the beginning starts its journey to reach to the 'end' through the continued medium between and vice-versa. It is a continuous process itself contained within a stage, that is, how a paryaya (mode) is to be defined. The parallel ideas were found in other Philosophical schools. Among them Vedantins and Buddhists are to be named profoundly. Parinamavada and ksanikavada represent Vedanta and Buddhist Philosophies respectively to show the similar idea of modes of the Jainas, although the objectives were different behind the inventions of these ideas. With the help of the idea of 'mode' Jainas have shown their favour for the idea of continuity. Jainas neither submit any law of origination nor
