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II. BANDIA
Everybody hankers after feal perfect and eternal happiness. Some per. fons believe that there can be na such happiness unless there was peace everywhere in the world the World wherein geographical distance is now no more a barrier for speedy and direct communication. It is rather very very doubtful that the whole world may give up the very idea of raging wars, righteous or unrighteous, ciyıl or otherwise, and may thus create a paradise to live in this very mortal world This presupposes that the animal-spint of gaining one's and even at the cost of others', gives way to the golden rule of Living and lettiog others live' not because it is paying but it is to be obseryed for its own sake This is an ideal a desideratum which has not been completely fulfilled so far, though cherished by many a noble-minded personage from times immemorial. Even then a serious attempt in this direction means no loss Not only does it hart none but it adds to the wel. fare of at least the person who practises it Let us see what steps bave been Buggested and followed by Lord Mabāvira ( 599 B C-527B C ) who earnest15 cherished the grand desire in lus last but two birth to make one and all the human beings embrace Truth in its highest and perfect form, and who left no stone upturned to fulfil this ambitious and highly desirable goal of his
One of the factors that leads to trouble 18 lack of Catholic spirit of toleration and broad outlook Some persons are so very haughty that they think it quite unnecessary to give a patient hearing to others who hold 1 view diffetent from theirs. If one were to avoid this pitfall, not only one will not lose py thing but one will succeed in getting this trouble nibbed in the very bud. It will be an enormous gain, if one were to go ahead by trying to consider sally other views than one's own-no matter even, if they are two poles sunder and thus seemingly irreconcilable owing to fundamental difference To try to understand why another individuai holds a different-contrary view, Tequires a great deal of courage and ability The highest step in this direction, 18 to come to a final decision, and to boldly pronounce it in un
mabiguous tering These are the main steps which, if followed, can eradicate the chance of misunderstanding and misrepresentation 80 very common in whese days, can amoothen spiritual progress and thus lend a helping hand in
blishing world peace, a dream of an idealist.
Lord Mahāvira had wiped out one and all the passions for ever and could relore perceive and practise Truth-whole Truth, though multifarious, and
which an ordinary man can hardly see even one face or aspect This Truth • ha
LLO, in nis generai ser mods which have for their adamantine 288, the two eternal principles of anekāntvada and olná The former
ongs to the domain of speech, a visible force, and the latter to conduct or laviour, rather difficult to be properly judged at times even by one self.
1s reflected in toto, in his genera
Anekāntvada has a number of synonyms such as spädväda, samhāratada, ona yapāda, sankirnavāda, akulavada, sad-atad-vādā, sarsapastusabalavada
