Doctrine of Anekantavada

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:logic
ethics
metaphysics
gptkbp:category non-absolutism
gptkbp:contrastsWith absolutism
gptkbp:emphasizes tolerance of different perspectives
gptkbp:etymology Sanskrit: anekānta (many-sidedness) + vāda (doctrine)
gptkbp:explains gptkb:parable_of_the_blind_men_and_the_elephant
gptkbp:formedBy gptkb:Mahavira
gptkbp:hasConcept multiplicity of viewpoints
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Doctrine of Anekantavada
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Upanishads
Jain ethics
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Jainism
gptkbp:practicedIn Jain philosophers
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Jain_epistemology
gptkb:Syadvada
gptkbp:teaches no single viewpoint is the complete truth
truth is complex
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pravachanasara
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5