Gyandhara

Author(s): Gunvant Barvalia
Publisher: Saurashtra Kesari Pranguru Jain Philosophical and Literary Research Centre

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existing Riddle multiplies.
Nothing can be created from noneity. So it requires a master key or a superhuman effort to create or bring into the existence. There is nothing as can emerge from Noneity or nothingness. Complexity is further compounded. So creation also including life force as observed is what and how, is the parable beyond comprehension. Thus generates the idea of Super power which is contemplated to work out an explanation if not escapade for anything not humanly possible, conceivable or understandable. This no doubt is the base on which the thought of the powerful, omnipotent, superlative factor, Grand Supreme Creator is brought to serve as possible solution. However unlike such faiths of West Asia termed as Judaic group of religions consisting of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, philosophic views of the East were more resourceful Historically all Dharma emerged from the Asian main land in general and the belt of bay of Arabia in West Asian and Himalayan terrain till bay of Bengal eastwards. This concept of God as First Principle has quite a different phase altogether when we turn to the East, especially Indian subcontinent. The religions of the Eastern landscape were based on philosophies unlike personified faiths of West The thought of the very existence was the starting point as is to be devalued on the base of Is and is not or SAT & ASAT as are called in Eastern Darshanic paraphernalia. As can be deducted and so derived as a well pruned corollary, the Noneity or Nothingness had no existence at all and as such was thus called ASAT(No-Truth or rather Non-reality). On the other hand Sat as the solid reality the existence of which can in no way be refuted, denied or escaped The concepts are
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