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Multi-dimensional Application of Anekāntavāda
to penetrate at once, into its full secrets, In the process of grasping the bewildering universe analysis or Nayavāda naturally precedes synthesis, or Syādvāda, and the two methods together offer an articulated knowledge of the universe.
Anekānta consists in a many-sided approach to the study of problems. Intellectual tolerance is the foundation of this doctrine. It is the symbolisation of the fundamental non-violent attitude.
It emphasises the many-sidedness of truth. Reality can be viewed from various angles. The function of philosophy is not merely an academic pursuit of reality. It is a way of life. It emphasises a catholic out look towards all that we see and experience.
Jainism is realistic as well as pluralistic. Its philosophy is based on logic and experience. Mokșa is the ultimate aim of life. It is realised by the three-fold path of right intuition, right knowledge and right conduct. Right knowledge is possible by the right approach to the problem of life. Anekānta gives us the right approach to looking at the various problems of life. Anekāntavāda meets the extremes and presents a view of reality, which comprehends the various sides of reality to give a synthetic picture of the whole.
The Anekānta view presents a coherent picture of the philosophies, pointing out the important truths in each of them. It looks at the problem from various points of view. The cardinal principle of the Jaina philosophy is its Anekānta, which emphasises that there is not only diversity but that real is equally diversified. Two doctrine - result from the Anekāntavāda Nayavāda and Syadvāda. Nayavāda is the analytic method investigating a particular standpoint of factual situation, Syādvāda is primarily synthetic designed to harmonise the different viewpoints arrived at by Nayavāda.
Every difference in religious and philosophical ideas, in fact, in all opinions and beliefs may in this light, be understood to furnish not a cause for quarrel, but a welcome step towards the knowledge of the real truth.
Anekāntavāda requires that all facts and assertion should be studied in relation to the particular point of view involved and with reference to the particular time and place. If these differences are clearly
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