Jain Journal 2012 07

Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Anupam Jash: Jaina Logic of Syādvāda-Saptabhanginaya
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caturtheḥ : Statement of indescribability arising from making affirmation and negation conjointly, and also simultaneously, --- thus involving a contradiction which can be got over by making the statement of indescribability.
5. Syādastaiva sarvaṁ iti pañcamaḥ : Statement of affirmation and indescribability made conjointly, the latter, which arises from combining affirmation and negation simultaneously and yet without running into the absurdity of self-contradiction, being added to the former affirmation.
6. Syādastaiva sarvam iti niședhakalpanayā yugapad vidhiniședhakalpanayā ca șașshaḥ : Statement of negation and indescribability made conjointly, the latter, which arises from combining affirmation and negation simultaneously and yet without running into the absurdity of self-contradiction, being added to the former negation.
7. Syādastaiva syānnāstaiva syādavaktaviumeveti iti kramato vidhiniședhakalpanayā yugapad vidhiniședhakalpanayā ca saptamaḥ : Statement of affirmation and negation conjointly but successively, joined with that of indescribability arising from combining affirmation and negation simultaneously and yet without the absurdity of self-contradiction26.
Following the formulation given by Pragati Jain, we may formalize the seven predications of saptabhangi as follows:
1. Syāt, a is F. 2. Syāt, a is not- F. 3. Syāt, a is F; Syāt, a is not- F. 4. Syāt, a is avaktavya (indescribable or inexpressible). 5. Syāt, a is F; Syāt, a is avaktavya. 6. Syāt, a is not- F, Syāt, a is avaktavya. 7. Syāt, a is F; Syāt, a is not- F, Syāt, a is avaktavya.