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Syādvāda

The Jain method of qualified assertion: every statement is true “in some respect”.

Also: Syadvada, saptabhangi

Jainism, Sikhism and other paths

Syādvāda, the doctrine of “maybe” or “in some respect”, prefixes judgements with syāt to show that they hold from a particular standpoint. Its sevenfold scheme, saptabhaṅgī, combines “is”, “is not” and “inexpressible” into seven possible predications. It is the logical expression of anekāntavāda, not a doctrine of doubt.