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DIFFERENCES AND SIMILIARITIES
Differences (pluralism) from one viewpoint and similarities (monism) from another viewpoint in things are evidently authentic not imaginary. However, sometimes one is prominent and the other insignificant. - Swāmi Samantabhadra
Yukteḥ śabdāntarājva – Brahmasūtra of Maharși Vyāsa, 2/1/18
Avasthā tadvatīśca nātyantabhedo, nahi śukla patayordharmadharmiņoratyantaḥ bhedaḥ kintu ekameva vastu, nahi nirguņam nāma dravyamasti, na hi nirdravyoguņosti, tathopalabdheh, upalabdhiśca bhedäbhedavyavasthāyām
pramāņam pramāņavyavahāriņām tathā kāryaryakānayorbhedābhedāvanumūyete, abhedharmaśca bhedo yathā mahodagherabheda, sa evam tarangădyātmanām vartamānom bheda ityutcyate. Na hi tarangādayaḥ pāşāņādişu drsyante. Tasyaiva
tāhśaktya saktiśaktimatoścānanayatvamyatvam tacopalabhyate.
-Commentary (Bhāsya) by Bhāskarācārya
Sa ghato no mrdo bhinno, viyoge satyavīksaņāt. Nāpyabhinnaḥ purā pindadaśāyāmanavekśaņāt. (355) - Vidyāraṇya Swāmi, the Commentator of Advaitavāda
THE VEDAS AND UPANIŞADS
It is mentioned in the Vedas that at that moment there neither was the existent or the non-existent."
It is mentioned in the Upanişads at many places – "It is created, it is not created." "It is near, it is far."4 "It is smaller than the atom, it is larger than the largest." "It is existent, it is non-existent."S
FOREIGN PHILOSOPHERS AND SYĀDVĀDA
Among the western philosophers William James' theory of pragmatism can be compared with Syādvāda in many ways.
In Greece there was a sect called Eleatics. It believed that the world is unchangeable and permanent. The sect opposing this one was
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