Some Jain Concepts and Conduct

Author(s): Sushma Singhvi
Publisher: B J Institute

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[Some Jain Concepts and Conduct
Syadvāda demands that in the very nature of things the negative of the given statement is also correct. Suppose 'A' is a meaningful statement, 'not-A' will be the negative statement of 'A'. The conditions under which the two statements, 'A' and 'notA', are correct cannot ofcourse be the same. In general the respective conditions are mutually exclusive. Given a statement 'A', it may not be at all easy to discover the conditions or situations under which 'not-A' holds. It may even appear at the time impossible. But faith in syädvāda should keep us on to continue the search. The syādvāda, indispensable for ethical and spiritual quest and for ahimsā (non violence), is also of the greatest value for the advancement of natural sciences. Reflections on application of anekantavāda and examples of syādvada can be seen in Appendix 1.
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1. Sūtrakṛtānga Sutra, I/14/22
2. Sūtrakṛtānga Sūtra, II/5/2, 3
3. Bhagavati Sutra, XVIII/10/24,25 & XII/10/18, 27.
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'Anckanta', Dr. Nathmal Tatia, Tulsi Prajñā, Vol.IV. Nos. 7-8, pp. 113
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REFERENCES
Samkejja ya' samkitabhavabhikkhu,
Vibhajjavayam ca viyagarejja.
Bhāsāduyam dhamma samutthitehim,
viyagarejja samaya supanne.
sütrakṛtānga sūtra, 1/14/22.
Anadiyam parinnaya, anavadaggeti va puno sasayamasasaye va iti ditthim na dharaye.
Eehim dohim tthanehim vavahāro na vijjai
Eehim dohim tthanehim anayaram tu janae sūtrakṛtāṁga sūtra, II/5/ 2,3.
"Jadatthi nama loge tam savvam dupaoaram tam jahā jivacceva ajivacceva......" sthānanga sūtra, II/1/57.