What exactly is anekāntavāda (the Jain philosophy of non-one-sidedness), how does it work, and why is it important? The answers to these questions are often taken for granted nowadays, given anekāntavāda's usual positioning alongside ahiṃsā (respect for all living things and avoidance of violence toward others) and aparigraha (the letting go of excessive attachments and desires, focusing on living simply and without grasping) as one of the "three As" at the core of Jainism. However, appreciation of its function and role can be deepened and enriched by examining how it was formulated by its traditional progenitors (prabhāvak). 

Join Professor Anil Mundra as he examines the ways in which Jain thought and practice - in the hands of one of its foremost exponents, Ācārya Haribhadra Sūri (a Jain leader, philosopher, doxographer, and author) - is inconceivable without anekāntavāda.