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"It is known to all that the Brahmanic philosopher Kanada the founder of the Vaisesika philosophy laid down six categories all included under the head "It is or Existence", Later commentories added another category called 'Non-Existence or it is not. The Buddhists astonished the world by declaring that Nirvana or Sunyatva was that which transcended four conditions, viz. Existence, Non-Existence, both and neither (Assti, Nasti, Ubhaya, Anubhaya, Iti Chatuskoti Chanirmuktam Sunyatvam. But the Jain doctrine of 'Syadvad' had laid down even conditions which we believe include all possible alterations.” P. 21 Report Jain Sahitya Sammelan. Pt. I 1916.
NOTE No. 61 C. Anand Shanker Bapubhai Dhruva of the Hindu University in one of his lectures in Gujarati speaking about the famous Jain logical doctrine of her said as follows :
___“ स्याद्वादनो सिद्धांत" अनेक सिद्धांतो अवलोकीने तेने समन्बय ( अर्थात मेलाप) करवा खातर प्रगट करवामां आव्यो छे. स्याद्वाद । एकीकरण दृष्टिबिंद अमार्गसामे उपस्थित करे छे. शंकराचार्ये स्याद्वादउपर जे आक्षेप को छे ते मूल रहस्यसाथे संबंध राखतो ना. ए निश्चय छे के विविध दृष्टिविंदुओ द्वारा निरीक्षण कर्या वगर कोई वस्तु संपूर्ण स्वरूपे समजवामां आवी शके नहीं. आ माटे स्याद्वाद उपयोगी तथा सार्थक छे, महावीरना सिद्धांतमां बतावेल स्याद्वादने केटलाको संशयवाद कहे छे, ए हुं नथी मानतो. स्याद्वाद संशयवाद नथी किंतु ते एक दृष्टिबिंदु अमने मेळवी आपे छे. विश्वनुं केवीरीते अवलोकन करवं जोईए ए अमने शिखवे छे.
