syadvada (doctrine of conditioned predication)
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Jain philosophical doctrine
doctrine of conditioned predication
doctrine of relativity of truth
epistemological doctrine
theory of predication
Syadvada is a central Jain philosophical doctrine that explains reality and truth as multifaceted and only expressible through conditional, perspective-dependent predications.
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| syadvada (doctrine of conditioned predication) canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: syadvada (doctrine of conditioned predication) Context triple: [Mahavira, associatedConcept, syadvada (doctrine of conditioned predication)]
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Shuddhadvaita Vedanta
Shuddhadvaita Vedanta is a non-dualistic school of Hindu philosophy, chiefly associated with Vallabhacharya, that teaches the oneness of the individual soul with a personal, all-loving God, especially in the form of Krishna.
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Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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Bhedabheda Vedanta
Bhedabheda Vedanta is a Hindu philosophical school that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, mediating between nondualism and dualism within the Vedanta tradition.
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Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita is a major Vedantic school of Hindu philosophy that teaches qualified non-dualism, affirming the unity of Brahman while recognizing the real distinctness of individual souls and the universe.
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Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta is a major school of Hindu philosophy that teaches non-dualism, asserting the ultimate unity of the individual self (Atman) and the absolute reality (Brahman).
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: syadvada (doctrine of conditioned predication) Target entity description: Syadvada is a central Jain philosophical doctrine that explains reality and truth as multifaceted and only expressible through conditional, perspective-dependent predications.
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A.
Shuddhadvaita Vedanta
Shuddhadvaita Vedanta is a non-dualistic school of Hindu philosophy, chiefly associated with Vallabhacharya, that teaches the oneness of the individual soul with a personal, all-loving God, especially in the form of Krishna.
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B.
Prabhakara school
The Prabhakara school is a major subtradition of the Mimamsa branch of Hindu philosophy, known for its distinctive theories of language, epistemology, and Vedic ritual exegesis.
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C.
Bhedabheda Vedanta
Bhedabheda Vedanta is a Hindu philosophical school that teaches the soul’s simultaneous difference and non-difference from Brahman, mediating between nondualism and dualism within the Vedanta tradition.
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D.
Vishishtadvaita
Vishishtadvaita is a major Vedantic school of Hindu philosophy that teaches qualified non-dualism, affirming the unity of Brahman while recognizing the real distinctness of individual souls and the universe.
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E.
Advaita Vedanta
Advaita Vedanta is a major school of Hindu philosophy that teaches non-dualism, asserting the ultimate unity of the individual self (Atman) and the absolute reality (Brahman).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jain philosophical doctrine
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doctrine of conditioned predication ⓘ doctrine of relativity of truth ⓘ epistemological doctrine ⓘ theory of predication ⓘ |
| aimsToResolve | apparent contradictions in truth claims ⓘ |
| asserts |
every statement is true only under certain conditions
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truth is relative to standpoint, time, and context ⓘ |
| associatedWith | anekantavada ⓘ |
| basedOn | anekantavada ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Buddhist absolutist negation in some polemics
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Vaisheshika ⓘ
surface form:
Nyaya-Vaisheshika realism
|
| coreIdea |
no single proposition exhausts reality
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reality is multifaceted ⓘ truth claims are conditional ⓘ |
| describes |
conditional predication
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many-sidedness of reality ⓘ perspective-dependent truth ⓘ |
| developedIn | ancient India ⓘ |
| epistemicAttitude | intellectual non-violence (ahimsa in thought) ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Sanskrit word "syat" meaning "maybe" or "in some respect" ⓘ |
| explainedBy | saptabhangi-naya ⓘ |
| goal |
avoidance of logical contradiction through qualification
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harmonization of apparently conflicting viewpoints ⓘ |
| hasComponent | saptabhangi ⓘ |
| influenced | later Jain logical literature ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Mahavira ⓘ |
| influences | Jain ethical attitude toward pluralism ⓘ |
| language | Sanskrit ⓘ |
| method |
contextual qualification of statements
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qualified assertion ⓘ |
| numberOfPredications | 7 ⓘ |
| opposes |
absolutism in metaphysics
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dogmatic one-sided assertions ⓘ |
| philosophicalDomain |
epistemology
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logic ⓘ metaphysics ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
anekanta (non-one-sidedness)
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naya (standpoint theory) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Jainism ⓘ |
| requires | specification of standpoint for any assertion ⓘ |
| textualDiscussion |
Jain logical treatises of the medieval period
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Tattvartha Sutra ⓘ
surface form:
Tattvartha Sutra (commentarial tradition)
works of Acharya Akalanka ⓘ works of Acharya Samantabhadra ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Jain debate and dialectics
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Jain logic ⓘ |
| usesConcept | syat ("from a certain standpoint") ⓘ |
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