Book Title: Facets of Jain Philosophy Religion and Culture
Author(s): Shreechand Rampuriya, Ashwini Kumar, T M Dak, Anil Dutt Mishra
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati
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Syadvāda and the Modern Scientific Theory of Relativity*
SHANTI PRAKASH ATREYA*
In India the knowledge of philosophy and science, even in the most ancient times, was on such heights that it has not been attained by the modern science even today, inspite of its great advancement and achievements in the field of knowledge. Indian seers beautifully tackled and solved nearly all the problems of life of the individual and society. It is really very surprising and painful that Indian scholars and scientists never tried to enter into the vast treasure of ancient Indian knowledge. Now time has come to look into our vast field of ancient knowledge. It becomes our sacred duty to study our ancient literature.
Let us take Syadvada, the Jaina theory of Relativity, the neucleus of Jaina philosophy which has not lost its importance even today. It is a living theory of philosophical world from most ancient times and as such, it is continuing even now in its fullest brightness. Prof. Albert Einstein's "Theory of Relativity" is a great contribution to the modern scientific world, which got a universal acceptance in the field of science. Now let us take comparative study of ancient Jain Syādvāda and modern theory of Relativity.
Vedic Path, Vol. 33, 1981
Syadvada and the theory of Relativity both are taken to be synonymous, though both the theories originated from two different places. The theory of Syadvada includes the theory of Relativity and is wider than it in all respects. No doubt Einsteins's theory of Relativity is a great revolution in the field of Mathematics and science. It has
