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fallacy. Jain logic or Saptbhangi Naya recognises true Monism and true Pluralism, and repudiates false Monism and false Pluralism. Its first proposition is based on true Monism; second on true Pluralism; third on both Monism and Pluralism; fourth on both these views taken simultaneously; fifth on Monism and the simultaneous consideration of both the views; sixth on Pluralism and the simultaneous consideration of both the views; and the seventh on Monism and Pluralism and the simultaneous consideration of both the views.
The Saptbhangi argument is not exclusively pluralistic; it includes Monism as well. If Monism is denied, then Pluralism which is made up of Monistic propositions would itself be denied. If branches and stems of a tree are denied, then the tree itself, which is made up of them, would stand denied.
In the Saptbhangi Naya, the first two and the fourth propositions based on existence and non-existence of things, are principal and the propositions from 3 to 7 except the fourth, are made up by combining them.
With the exception of Jainism all other
