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The following is an extract from à speech recently delivered in Guzrat by Professor Anand Shankar Dhruva, a well-known Scholar :
"The Syâdvâda doctrine has been given to the world after carefully sifting out the truth of a variety of philosophical doctrines. It does not originate, as some seem to think, from a vague indefinite and doubtful mental attitude in regard to things. It gives a practically definite knowledge of a thing from a particular point of view. Unless an object has been viewed and judged from a variety of points of view, we can not have its thorough knowledge. For gaining such a knowledge, the Syâdvâda doctrine is a specially fitted and useful instrument. There are people who say that this doctrine-the doctrine propounded by Lord Mahavir, is a doctrine of doubt. I do not agree with them. The Syâdvâda doctrine is not a doctrine of doubt. It enables a man to look at things with a wide and liberal view. It teaches us how and in what manner to look at the things of this universe."
BARODA.
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5th April 1917.
MUNI JINVIJAYA.
NOTE. The above introduction was originally written in Hindi which has been rendered into English by the writer's permission.
