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lopment of the principle of qualitative transformation so far as the principle of "unity of opposites" is concerned his reasoning cannot be classed as impracticable. This Marxist principle cannot but remind philosopher about non-absolutism and theory of relativity. Other philosophies may not agree on this point but Jain Philosophy does believe and support the principle of existence of opposite qualities in the same substance, from different angels and points of view. Syadwad the theory of Relativity of Jain Philosophy -propounds that the qualities of existence and nonexist with reference to others' substance's space, the same time An object exists with reference to its own substance, space, time and mode and does not exist with reference to other substance-space, time and mode simultaneously. Jain Philosophy answers with the help of Syadwad alone all the deepest problems of philosophy such as the eternal and the non-eternal; one and many; predicable and nonpredicable etc. It appears that the illustrations given by the Marxists have been found by them after a long research But there are plenty of such illustrations to be found in the discussions that took place between the Syadwadins According to them there does not exist a single thing which is not an example of the co-existence of the unity of opposites. Let us take only a few illustrations A line is small as well as big. In relation to a big line it is small and in relation to a small line it is big. The same person is the father whereas in relation to his father he is
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