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and acetana is real and true and that their differences are also true. They are different. Ācārya Mahāprajña himself defines anekÍnta as a comprehension of unity and coexistence in diversity. I have not come across a more definite euphorism on anekānta. And it says it all. Anekinta, I repeat, is comprehension of Unity and coexistence in diversity. It is a recommendation of diversity. When we speak about of Unity in Diversity we sometimes forget the diversity. Where it is interfaith or political or anything else, we must always remember that diversity has its place in society. In the comprehension of truth we must be able to comprehend unity in those diversities, you should be able to bring about coexistence between those diversities which may appear sometimes to be self contradictory or mutually contradictory. This is what leads to a very interesting principle discourse. The most important and fundamental norm of discourse is paksa and pratipaksa. Paksa -pratipakṣa is very important principle of life. It is based on the philosophy that all existence is dvipatha.
All existence has a coupling of opposities, a very interesting principle of · the Universe. That is where anekānta is very relatively accommodative and it says dvipathāvatāra as a sthānānga is a form of expression and expression of all existence are of dvipatha. Man and woman. The best example in the world. But there is jīva and ajīva, bandha - nirjarā. I can multiply these instances in life of coupling two opposites. A physician will understand when a patient comes to him he is suffering from terrible pain and then in his logical way he does nirjarā. Surgery is nirjarā in one sense, because he removes the pain. There is, therefore, a reconciliation of the opposities. Physics, Metaphysics and the ethics of anekān important, therefore, to understand that in separateness of an atom or paramāņu is the basic unit. In congregation of paramāņu you have a astikāya. There is a pradeśa. There is a mass of the atoms and then these two atoms are joined, there is a skanda (bridge). This is an important thing from the point of view of modern universe as scientifically interpreted and the universe as seen by the ancient Jains. One very significant principle which Ācārya Mahāprajña spoke of is dravya (that which is always there) there is the dhrauvya. The permanence in impermanence and impermanence in permanace. Permanance in impermanace we always
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