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Multi-dimensional Application of Anekāntavāda
Śankarācārya is not free from the charge of injustice that he has done to the doctrine. Syādvāda emphasises the fact that no single view of the universe or any part of it would be complete. There will always remain the possibilities of viewing it from other stand points'.
Dr. Harisatya Bhattacharya who says- “ The Syâdvāda is a theory presenting things as they really are; it is not a set of formal propositions divorced from and unconnected with matters of experience."
Dr. Hermann Jacobi a German scholar of Jaina philosophy stated firmly before 3rd International Congress of the History of Religions as underIn conclusion let me assert my conviction that Jainism is an original system, quite distinct and independent form all others and that therefore, it is of great importance for the study of philosophical thoughts and religious life in ancient India. 10 Science and Religion :
Science is the reasoned knowledge based on experimental facts. Science is a series of approximations towards the truth but not the ultimate truth. Einstein, the discoverer of the Theory of Relativity said “knowledge and faith are the two inseparable companions in the universe. Knowledge is science and faith is religion. Religion without science is blind and science without Religion is lame." And I would say that Jainism is a perfect science with true religion. Every aspect of Jainism is based on scientific principle aiming as to understand the living and non-living entities of the universe and to set free the mundane beings from pain and miseries of embodied existence and install them in the liberated state of supreme bliss. Its message of peace and happiness is for all beings of the world. Jainism does not allow you to accept or believe any statement with blind faith. There is no room for superstitions in Jainism because it is not based on imaginations.
Many persons believe that religion and science both are opposite to each other and the religion seems to reduce the importance of science and vice versa. But if seen in the light of reason and logic they appear to be inextricably inseparable. Religion (when) divorced from science makes people superstitious and blind followers of lifeless ritu
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