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The Concept of Anekānta
Late Dr L. M. Singhvi
I am deeply conscious of the profound complexity of the subject and my inadequacy, I don't say total inadequacy, because everything is relative and my relative inadequacy to deal with it. In a sense, the subject has been profound in its own inimitable mastery, that the most extraordinary presentation that I have come across by Acarya Mahāprajña in two books which are seminal in terms of philosophical enquiry, in terms of giving in a sense of wholeness, giving us a sense of diversities which constitute the whole world. Some time ago, when I had the occasion to write a forward to a book. I came across that the most extraordinary scientific validation of the ancient enquiry into consciousness in our country, Advaita, Dvaita two philosophical categories as it were. These two categories are considered to be compartments. But in Indian thought and in the exposition of Acārya Mahāprajña, an extraordinary achievement is that he has been able to bring about a dialogue and reconciliation of the great philosophy of advaita in our country. The great philosophy of anekĺnta which recognize as diversities. Very often we speak in our country of unity in diversities. Anekāntavāda is unity in diversities and diversity in unity. This is really the most remarkable exposition of the entire enquiry which had occupied our ancestors and which is beginning to occupy the world today. There is a small sutra which is traced to Lord Mahāvīra, which is what Acārya Mahāprajña started with in different expositions - sathvajinjasa. But deeper than that is Lord Mahāvīra's proposition that the world
तुलसी प्रज्ञा अंक 138
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