Anekantavada, Anekāntavāda, Anekanta-vada, Anekamtavada: 8 definitions
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Anekantavada means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Nirukta (Sanskrit etymology)
Anekāntavāda (अनेकान्तवाद) is a compound of two Sanskrit words: anekānta and vāda. The word anekānta itself is composed of three root words, “an” (not), “eka” (one) and “anta” (end, side), together it connotes “not one ended, sided”, “many-sidedness”, or “manifoldness”. The word vāda means "doctrine, way, speak, thesis”. The term anekāntavāda is translated by scholars as the doctrine of “many-sidedness”, “non-onesidedness”, or “many pointedness”.
Nirukta (निरुक्त) or “etymology” refers to the linguistic analysis of the Sanskrit language. This branch studies the interpretation of common and ancient words and explains them in their proper context. Nirukta is one of the six additional sciences (vedanga) to be studied along with the Vedas.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Anekāntavāda (अनेकान्तवाद):—Concepts in which invariable causes are given for one effect
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
In Jainism
Jain philosophy
Anekāntavāda (अनेकान्तवाद) (Sanskrit; in Prakrit: anegantavāya) refers to a “many-sided exposition”.—Anekāntavāda can be split up into four parts viz. an, eha, anta and vāda. These respectively mean: not, one, a side or an end, and a statement or an exposition. Thus anekāntavāda stands for a many-sided exposition. Thereby it is implied that it is a statement made after taking into account all the possible angles of vision regarding any object or idea. In short, it is an opposite of ekāntavāda, a one-sided exposition irrespective of other view-points. This is probably the reason why it is also designated as syādvāda (P. siyāvāya).
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Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Anekāntavāda (अनेकान्तवाद):—[=an-ekānta-vāda] [from an-ekānta > an-eka] m. scepticism.
Anekāntavāda (अनेकान्तवाद):—[tatpurusha compound] m.
(-daḥ) Scepticism, maintaining that nothing is certain. E. anekānta and vāda.
Anekāntavāda (अनेकान्तवाद):—(anekānta + vāda) m. Skepticismus [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 861,] [Scholiast]
Anekāntavāda (अनेकान्तवाद):—m. Skepticismus. praveśaka n. Titel eines Werkes.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Anēkāṃtavāda (ಅನೇಕಾಂತವಾದ):—[noun] a logical reasoning considering all the aspects of all the subject matter.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Anekanta, Vada, Vata.
Full-text (+0): Samharavada, Sarvavastushabalavada, Sarvavastushabala, Syadvada, Anegantavaya, Anekantajayapataka, Egantavaya, Ekantavada, Siyavaya, Anekantajayapatakaprakarana, Anuyogadvarasutra, Nandisutra, Prayojana.
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Dictionaries of Indian languages (Kosha)
Page 92 < [Hindi-Gujarati-English Volume 1]
Page 93 < [Hindi-Sindhi-English Volume 1]
Page 113 < [Marathi-Hindi-English, Volume 1]
Taking the Enemy as Medicine < [Issue 7 (2015)]
Jainism and Patanjali Yoga (Comparative Study) (by Deepak bagadia)
Part 3.1 - Anekantavada and Syadvada < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Part 3 - Doctrines of Jainism (Introduction) < [Chapter 3 - Jain Philosophy and Practice]
Jain Science and Spirituality (by Medhavi Jain)
5.1. Non-absolutism (Introduction—Anekantavada) < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]
5.6. Comparison with Theory of Relativity < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]
5.7. Anekantavada and The Uncertainty Principle < [Chapter 4 - Main Theory and Practices in Jainism]
A study of the philosophy of Jainism (by Deepa Baruah)
Chapter II.e - The doctrine of Anekāntavāda (the theory of manifoldness) < [Chapter II - Jaina theory of Knowledge]
Chapter I.g - A brief description of Prameyakamalamārtaṇḍa < [Chapter I - Introduction]
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 1 (by Surendranath Dasgupta)
Part 7 - The Doctrine of Relative Pluralism (anekāntavāda) < [Chapter VI - The Jaina Philosophy]