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This point is more explained by Siddhasena Divakara. He states that all the religions and conceptions reveal the only partial truth. Opinions means Nayavadas. Nayavadas, as already said, are as many as there are types of words. Therefore, there are as many non-Jaina doctrines as there are mutually contraditory Nayas or thought-processes. Jaina and Buddhist philosophies which comprise of non-violence synthesize all such thoughts or philosophies which contradict each other. This is the unusal instance of religious tolerance.
Thus the Anekantavada of Jainism is a zig-zag to the peace lovers. They are world-court which walks the chalk for welfarism. They are vertoscope and video which stall off staircase illusin about the objects. These views pave the way to establish the world-peace, social harmony and interreligious diologue and wash away waspishness of persons and nations,
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Kumar, published by Today and Tomorrow's Printers, Delhi, First published 1981 2. Sutrakrtanga edited by Muni Nathmal, published by Jain Vishva Bharati, Ladnu, 1983
Jainism in Buddhist Literature by Dr. Bhagchandra Jain, published by Alok Prakashan, Nagpur, 1972 New Dimensions in Jaina Logic by Muni Nathmal, translated by Dr. Nathmal Tatia, published by Today and Tomorrow's Printers, Delhi, 1984 Dhammapada, edited by Jagdeesh Kashyap, published by Nalanda, 1956 Sanmati Tarka by Pt. Sukhlal Sanghavi, translated by Prof. A.B.Athavle, published by Saubhagyachandra Umedachandra Doshi, Bombay, 1939
Samyuttanikaya edited by Jagdeesh Kashyap, published by Nalanda, 1956 8. Bharatiya Abhilekha by S.S.Rana, published by Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, Varanasi, 1978
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