What does anekantavada mean?
Anekantavada means (Jainism) The doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that reality and truth have multiple aspects and demand diverse points of view..
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/ˌɑːneɪkɑːntəˈvɑːdə/ · noun
(Jainism) The doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that reality and truth have multiple aspects and demand diverse points of view..
And, ultimately, anekantavada was not a doctrine of relativism: the blind men were, in the end, arguing over the same elephant.
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Anekantavada means (Jainism) The doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that reality and truth have multiple aspects and demand diverse points of view..
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And, ultimately, anekantavada was not a doctrine of relativism: the blind men were, in the end, arguing over the same elephant.
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