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anekantavada

UK/ˌɑːneɪkɑːntəˈvɑːdə/

anekantavada noun: the doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that reality and truth have multiple aspects and demand diverse points of view.

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

Forms of anekantavada

alternative formanekantavad
alternative formanekāntavāda

Origin of anekantavada

Borrowed from Sanskrit अनेकान्तवाद (an-ekānta-vāda, “scepticism, non-absolutism”), a compound literally meaning "doctrine of non-exclusivity".

Questions about anekantavada

What does anekantavada mean?
Anekantavada means the doctrine of many-sidedness, specifically that reality and truth have multiple aspects and demand diverse points of view.
What part of speech is anekantavada?
Anekantavada is a noun.
How do you pronounce anekantavada?
Anekantavada is pronounced /ˌɑːneɪkɑːntəˈvɑːdə/ (UK).

Words near anekantavada in the dictionary

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

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