Role of Space Time in Jainas Syadavada and Quantum Theory

Author(s): Filita Bharucha
Publisher: Shri Satguru Publications

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Jaina's View of Reality
Jainas speak about reality of experience and experience as a character of reality.
In connection of this view of reality we formulate the theory of Syadvāda in terms of modern ideas of logic.
Therefore we seek to investigate whether a 3-valued deviant (extended) logic which can represent the Syädvåda theory of Jainism. If so, can the epistemological implications regarding the description of an object in the phenomenal world in terms of a pramana (complete judgement) which, according to the Jains, is an always true statement, be interpreted in terms of a 3 valued deviant logic leading to a tautology?
Syadvada, the doctrine of the relativism of judgments states that all actual and possible assertions in regard to an object are relative and therefore conditionally true or false. An individual's judgement about a thing or event need not only be valid for anyone other than the subject himself, but is also conditioned by its relationship to a point of space and time, and by its mode and substance.
Pramana or complete judgement describes the object in the phenomenal world with all its seven possibilities which are stated by the Jainas as follows:
(i) May be, it is (Syädasti); (ii) may be, it is not (Syåd-năsti); (iii) may be, it is and it is not different times (Syad-asti
nästi); (iv) may be, it is and it is not at the same time which
means that its indescribable (Syäd-avaktavya); (v) may be, it is and yet indescribable (Syad-asti
avaktavya); (vi) may be, it is not and also indescribable (Syad-asti
avaktavya);