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Vol. XXIII, 2000 REVIEW
131 Dr. Sagarmal Jain has contributed an elaborate Introductory Bhumikā,
ring forty-eight pages, in Hindi, entitled "Anekāntavāda: Siddhanta Aura Vyavahāra" in two sections. The sub-titles in Section I are: "Anekānta Eka Vvāvahārika Paddhati, Anekantavāda Ke Vikāsa kā Itihasa, Anekānta, Kyom, Vastutattva Ki Anantadharmātmakata, Vastutattva Ki Anaikāṁtikatā, Manaviya Jñana Prāpti Ke Sadhanom Kā Svarūpa, Manaviya Jñana Ki Sīmitatā Evam Sāpeksatā, Kyā Sarvañna Kā Jāna Nirapeksa Hota Hai?, Bhasa Ki Abhivvaktisamarthya Ki Sīmitatā Aura Sāpeksata, Syadvada Aura Anekānta, Vibhajyavāda Aura Syädvāda, Šünyavāda Aura Syadvāda, Anya darśanika paramparāen Aura Anekāṁtavāda, Jaina Parampara Mem Anekāntavāda kā Vikāsa, Anekāntavāda kā Saiddhāntika Paksa - Syādvāda - Syādvāda kā Artha-viślesana, Syādvāda Ke Ādhara, Anekāntavāda kā Bhasika Paksa, Cihna - Artha, Bhangom Ke Agamika Rūpa - Bhangom Ke Sāṁketika Rūpa - Thosa Udaharana, Saptabhmgi Aura Trimulyatmaka Tarkaśāstra. The sub-titles in the Section II are: Anekantavāda kā Vyāvahārika Paksa Darśanika Vicārom Ke Samanvaya kā Adhāra Anekāntavāda, Anekānta Dharmika Sahisnută Ke Ksetra Mem, Rājanaitika Ksetra Mem Anekāntavāda Ke Siddhanta Kā Upayoga, Manovijñāna Aura Anekantavāda, Prabhandhasāstra Aura Anekāṁtavāda, Samajaśāstra Aura Anekāṁtavāda, Pārivārika Jivana Mem Syādvāda Drsti Kā Upayoga, Arthaśāstra Aura Anekāṁtavāda, and Anekānta Ko Jīne KT Āvasyakatā.
Section I of the book contains its first introductory part, entitled 'Multidimensional Reflections on Anekāntavāda, contributed by Shri Navin Shah, The Managing Trusteel Director of the Navin Institute of Self-development, Ahmedabad, covering the first forty-seven pages. He has discussed the topics, such as the scientific model, dimensional view-points, reality interpretation and expresion of realistic perception, words or language, inquiries in reality about words and percepion, analytical methodology of knowing the reality, limitations of perception, variety of validation irrational appraoch, irrational fantacy variety of valid interpretation, relativity, synthesis and harmony insight, base of an ideal method, decoding terminology with illustrations opposite but complimentary view-points, application of multi-dimensional discipline, multiple facets of Anekāntavāda in relation to democracy, leadership, management, tranquility, counselling, journalism, jurisprudence, creativity/ brain storming, empathy, social adjustment, art of discrimination of righteousness and unrighteousness, dissection model, exception model, alternative model, Anekāntavāda model, contemplation model, parliamentary and democratic model, judicial model, rational thinking, conclusion and philosophical widom.
