Jain Philosophy and Modern Science

Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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SYADWAD & THEORY Or RELATIVITY Now, compare this with the statement of the · Cantous scientist Einstein.-1"I think we often draw a distinction between what is true and what is really true A statement which does not profess to deal with anything except appearances may be true, a statement which is not only true but deals with the realities beneath the appearances is really true." Looking at
this astonishing similarity in Syadwad and the Theory • of Relativity, one comes to the conclusion
that Syadwad is not merely a collection of partial truths but is the true way to know the real nature of things and it was discovered thousands of years ago by the Jain philosophers The applicability is as much philosophic as it is scientific. It is not merely a bundle of conjectures but is a practical way of life The Acharyas have, therefore, said"Bow to that great theory, Syadwad, which has been a guide to the world and without which the common man's behaviour cannot be also determined."
Thousands of years ago and today
Like the Ganges and the Yamuna, many phases of the Theory of Relativity and Syadwad flow together. The difference is only that in Syadwad they were systematically arranged thousands of years ago while in the theory of relativity they are still in the stage of thinking and gradual development. For example, discussing about the errors in Geometry and measure
1 “Cosmology old and new p XI