anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness)

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Jain philosophical doctrine doctrine of non-absolutism doctrine of non-one-sidedness epistemological doctrine metaphysical doctrine

Anekantavada is a central Jain philosophical doctrine asserting that reality is complex and multifaceted, so no single viewpoint can claim absolute truth.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Anekantavada	1
anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness) canonical	1
anekantavada (non-absolutism)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2280934 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness)
Context triple: [Mahavira, associatedConcept, anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness)]

A. Achintya Bheda Abheda
Achintya Bheda Abheda is a Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophical doctrine within Vedanta that teaches the inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between the individual soul, the universe, and God (Krishna).
B. 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.
C. Dvaita
Dvaita is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy that emphasizes a fundamental distinction between the individual soul and the supreme God, typically identified as Vishnu.
D. 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).
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness)
Target entity description: Anekantavada is a central Jain philosophical doctrine asserting that reality is complex and multifaceted, so no single viewpoint can claim absolute truth.

A. Achintya Bheda Abheda
Achintya Bheda Abheda is a Gaudiya Vaishnava philosophical doctrine within Vedanta that teaches the inconceivable simultaneous oneness and difference between the individual soul, the universe, and God (Krishna).
B. 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.
C. Dvaita
Dvaita is a dualistic school of Hindu philosophy that emphasizes a fundamental distinction between the individual soul and the supreme God, typically identified as Vishnu.
D. 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).
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jain philosophical doctrine ⓘ doctrine of non-absolutism ⓘ doctrine of non-one-sidedness ⓘ epistemological doctrine ⓘ metaphysical doctrine ⓘ
aimsAt	more complete understanding of reality ⓘ reduction of conflict arising from dogmatic views ⓘ
articulatedIn	Jain Agamas ⓘ later Jain commentarial literature ⓘ
associatedWith	Jain philosophy ⓘ linked to: Jainism
centralTo	Jain epistemology ⓘ Jain metaphysics ⓘ linked to: Jainism
contrastsWith	absolutism ⓘ dogmatism ⓘ one-sided assertions about reality ⓘ
coreConceptOf	Jainism ⓘ
emphasizes	intellectual humility ⓘ non-one-sidedness ⓘ relativity of truth-claims ⓘ tolerance of multiple viewpoints ⓘ
etymology	from Sanskrit "an" (not) + "eka" (one) + "anta" (end/side) + "vada" (doctrine) ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	Digambara tradition ⓘ linked to: Digambara Jains Mahavira ⓘ Svetambara tradition ⓘ linked to: Svetambara
holdsThat	any object has infinite aspects ⓘ different perspectives reveal different aspects of the same reality ⓘ
influences	Jain ethics ⓘ Jain logic ⓘ Jain theories of knowledge ⓘ
inModernDiscourseInfluences	interfaith dialogue ⓘ nonviolent conflict resolution ⓘ
interpretedAs	doctrine of perspectivism ⓘ philosophical pluralism ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
methodologicallyLinkedTo	conditional predication (syat) ⓘ standpoint theory (naya) ⓘ
relatedDoctrine	nayavada ⓘ syadvada ⓘ
religiousTradition	Jainism ⓘ
supports	dialogue between differing viewpoints ⓘ doctrine of ahimsa ⓘ religious tolerance ⓘ
teaches	all statements about reality are partial ⓘ no single viewpoint can claim absolute truth ⓘ reality is complex ⓘ reality is multifaceted ⓘ truth is many-sided ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mahavira → associatedConcept → anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness) ⓘ

Digambara Jains → coreBelief → anekantavada (non-absolutism) ⓘ

linked to: anekantavada (doctrine of non-one-sidedness)

Kshamavani → associatedConcept → Anekantavada ⓘ