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'Syat' or 'with respect to'. May be does not seem to be a good
translation for Syat'. (h) Any object could be described in terms of seven-fold predications, new supported by relativistic and statistical argumentation,
80 may be stated in various ways having the same meaning. They are as below:
(i) Existence with respect to self. (ii) Non-existence with respect to not-self. (iii) Existence-cum-non-exisience with respect to both (logic age
sequence). (iv) Inexpressible or indeterminate. (v) Inexpressible as qualified by existence. (vi) Inexpressible as qualified by non-existence. (vii) Inexpressible as qualified by both-existence and non-exis
tence. Kothari mentions that the fourth predication is key
element of this system supported by modern physics. (i) Following are some of the topics dealt in philosophical literature
applying this principle : (a) Eternal-cum-changing nature of reality. (b) Particular-cum-universal nature of reality. (c) Identity-cum-difference of substances and their qualities. (d) Absolute permanance-cum-fluxism. (e) Internal and external causality. (f) Permanence-cum-impermanance of sounds.
L.C. Jain 10 has mentioned about twenty such topics covered by Anekantavada in literature. However, they do not cover physical phenomena, where it could be applied such as.
(i) Dual nature of radiations and matter particles. (ii) Heliocentric and geocemtric nature of universe, (iii) phenomena connected with static and fast moving observer,
object and events (iv) Inter-relatedness of mind and matter (v) Variablity of mass, length and time under static and fast moving
conditions.
Many authors have described Anekantavada mostly qualitatively with above characteristics. They have called it as highest reach of intuitive human mind, dynamic dialectics taking us deeper and deeper into exploration and comprehension of reality and as a guide and inspiration for fundamental studies in science and mathematics. Of course, it may not be mathematical but it is highly statistical and speculative. It is universally applicable and indispensable for
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