Golden Steps To Salvation

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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देहदृष्टया तु दासोहम् जीवदृष्टया त्वदंशकः । आत्मदृष्टया त्वमेवाहम् इति मे निश्चिता मतिः ॥
Dehadarişhtya tu dāsoham
Jeevadhrustya tvadamshakah
Atmadrishtya tuamevaham Iti me nischita matiḥ.
"From the point of view of my body I am your servant. From the point of view of my life I am an aspect of yourself. From the point of view of the soul I am yourself (there is no difference between us). This is my considered opinion."
Do we not discern the philosophy of Anekanta in this reply of Hanumanji? If we search for them we can find many examples of this type but they are very rare.
As a result of Lord Mahavira's discrimination of the doctrine of Anekanta, all Jain philosophers and other philosophers employed the same argument and consequently they discarded their dissensions and their differences of opinion.
I will conclude my discourse by citing a stanza from Sanmati Tarka Prakarna :
जेण विणा लोगस्सवि
ववहारो सव्वहा न निव्वss | तस्स भुवणेक्क गुरूणो
णमो अनेगन्तवायस्स ॥
Jena vina logassavi
Vavaharo savvaha na nivvadai Tassa bhuvanekka guruņo Namo anegantavāyassa.
"I salute the philosophy of Anekantavada which is the only giver of light to the three worlds and without which the activities of the world (samsar) cannot go on."