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The Science of Reincarnation,
The Toll of Karma
them had a chance to feel the elephant. By evening they were tired and sat under a tree to take rest. They started talking about their experiences and describing the elephant. The first blind who felt it by touching near elephant's leg, described the elephant as a pillar. Then second blind said, no ! you are not right, the animal is like a pipe. Because his experienced was based on the elephant's trunk he touched. Third blind said: you both are wrong, elephant is like a huge hill. The experience of the third blind was based on the fact that he touched the elephant's body. And so on. Everyone has his own fact and truth about the elephant and none of them was ready to accept others view. They were fighting with each other. Fortunately a traveler was also passing through the forest and he asked why you blinds are fighting? Blind told the whole incidence. Traveler then said, you are all right and all wrong. He continued, if you combine all of your views then you will get the whole truth about the elephant.
This principle is known as "Anekantvad" in Jainism. This principle thus accommodates each of the view point although each one of them appears to be contradictory to each other. It depends on the view point of the individual which indeed is dependent on the external factors like time, place, nature and person himself. This universe has
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