Jaina Logic

Author(s): T G Kalghatgi
Publisher: Raja Krisen Jain Charitable Trust New Delhi

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ANEKANTA AND NAYAVADA
1. In the ancient Indian fables, there is a story of a tiger cub which was brought up by the goats. The cub grew and the care of the goats was rewarded, for the little fellow adapted his voice to their gentle way of bleating and tried to nibble blades of grass with his pointed teeth. One night, after it reached adolescence, the herd of the goats was attacked by a fierce tiger. The goats ran for life, but the cub of the tiger remained where it stood looking surprised at the tiger. The tiger took the cub to its place and gave it a piece of flesh. And taste of blood and flesh brought sudden awareness of its true nature. That was the realisation of its true nature. History of Indian thought is a picture of the continuous and constant efforts to the realisation of the true and transcendental nature of self. Knowledge of the self is the true knowledge. In the Yajurveda this is described as the highest knowledge. Indian