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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
nihilists or believers in transcience.
The other scholar asserted that all things were permanent. He argued, "The Paramatma is indestructible. No substance really perishes in this universe'.
Thus a heated controversy arose between the two scholars. MAHAVEER'S ANEKANTHVAD :
Mahaveer completely eliminated this kind of controversy arising from ideologies based on the one-sided approach to reality. Mahaveer gave his solution thus
If such ideological differences and dissensions arise Dharma will get destroyed and the future will become dismal and dreadful. Therefore, Mahaveer expounded his theory thus basing it on the Anekantvad or the multidimensional approach to reality. He declared that both the predications were right. In the Tatvaratha Sutra we get this Tatva “Nityamva Anityamva". This composite theory comprises both the theories and amalagmates them into a single comprehensive thesry.
Both the theories are included philosophically in this doctrine, "Utpada (production). Vyayam (destruction), Drauvyam (permanence in the form of substance)". These three words contain the supreme truth
Mahaveer's utterances are based on Syadvad-Anekantvad. Mahaveer said, "Everything is produced; everything gets destroyed and everything remains permanent in its original Drauvya form. These three qualities are present in everything." We can take the example of a gold ring. It can be melted and made into a chain. The chain can be melted and fashioned into bangles. These things lose their modified forms. But the original substance gold remains the same. If one form is destroyed the same substance assumes another form. In the same manner in this universe every object is produced; and countless manifestations may appear but the original substance remains the same.
The substances are produced by a combination of Paramanus. The modified forms pass through the phases
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