First Principal of the Jaina Philosophy

Author(s): Hirachand Liladhar Zaveri
Publisher: Jaina Vividh Sahitya Shastramala

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THE JAIN PHILOSOPHY
The seven ways are as follows:
1. Syadastyeva ghatah. There is no doubt that in a certain sense the jar does exist;
2. Syannastyeva ghatah. There is no doubt that in a certain sense the jar does not exist;
3. Syadasti nastyeva ghatah. There is no doubt that in a certain sense the jar does exist and also that in a certain sense it does not exist (i. e. when the paryayas of another thing than those of a jar are considered);
4. Syadavaktavya eva ghatah. There is no doubt thạt in a certain sense it is impossible to describe a jar;
5. Syadasti chavaktavyaschaiva ghatah. There is : no doubt that in a certain sense the jar does not exist that it is impossible to describe it in one moment;
6.' Syannasti chavaktavaychaiva ghatah.. There is no doubt that in a certain sense the jar does not exist and that it is impossible to describe it in one moment;
7. Syadasti cha nasti chavaktavyaschaiva ghatah. There is no doubt that in a certain sense the jar does and does not exist, and that it is impossible to describe it in one moment.
1. In the first way of making statements one speaks about what the thing is ;