Jain Philosophy and Modern Science

Author(s): Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Anuvrat Samiti

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JAIN PHILOSOPHY & JODERN SCIENCE them are neither Ram nor sita.
6 Pratiti Satya (Imperial Truth)-This also is relative Our sense-organs experience bigness or smallness relatively The nut is smaller than a mango but it is bigger than a seed
% Vyavahara Satya (Practical Trth)In common parlance common-sense truth is the practical truth When we ask where does this road go? Actually, it is not the road which is going but it is the person who walks on it The tired traveller reaches a village and says—"Oh, the village has come " , Nobody asks him whether the traveller has come or the village By common-sense standard and practical utility, such statements are not unjustified So, this also is a part of truth
8 Bhava Satya (Qualitative Truth)-The statement like the swan is white or black is relatively true in the context of sense-perception but here also the external broad general point of view is different from the absolute truth Both swan and carbon-black possess all colours according to the latter
9 Yoga Satya (Collective Truth)—The thing may be made of two or more things in the beginning but afterwards even when the addition is not there, the word is used as a true word For example a Dandın originally means one who carries a stick but afterwards it is commonly used for all kinds of hermits with or without sticks
10 Upama Satya (Analogical Truth)-All