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anekāntavāda

anekāntavāda is the alternative spelling of anekantavada.

Meaning of anekantavada

Noun

anekantavada (uncountable)

  1. (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.2016, Sunil Khilnani, Incarnations, Penguin, published 2017, page 13

Questions about anekāntavāda

What is anekāntavāda the alternative spelling of?
Anekāntavāda is the alternative spelling of anekantavada.

Words near anekāntavāda in the dictionary

  1. Aneityum
  2. Aneityumese
  3. anejaculation
  4. anejaculatory
  5. anekantavada
  6. anekāntavāda
  7. anelace
  8. anelaces
  9. anelastic
  10. anelastically
  11. anelasticities

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