Articles on Syadvada Conditional Predication
Asti And Syad In Jaina Thought
By Mahendra Kumar Jain · Jinamanjari, 1999
This article explores the Jaina philosophical concepts of asti (what is) and syād (conditioned or tentative assertion), particularly in relation to logic, inference, and knowledge. Jainism emphasizes that only verifiable knowledge (gyān) can lead to…
Anekantavada – The Theory of Relativity
By Hem Chandra Jain · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1993
In “Anekantavada – The Theory of Relativity,” Hem Chandra Jain elucidates the Jaina doctrine of many‑sidedness (anekāntavāda) and its logical counterpart, syādvāda. He begins by noting that the foundation of Jaina philosophy is the conception of reality as…
The Relationship of Jain Epistemology to its Ontology and Soteriology
By Arvind Sharma · Jain Journal A Quarterly on Jainology, 1979
Arvind Sharma’s article tackles the interplay between Jain epistemology, ontology and soteriology. Some scholars, he notes, treat the Jain doctrine of relativistic epistemology (anekāntavāda and syādvāda) as an isolated curiosity. A.L. Basham discusses Jain…