Scepticism And Relativity Poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar

Anekanta is the doctrine of Jain,
As old as Mahavira Theerthakara.
It states that ultimate truth is comples
And no single statement is good to describe
The nature of existence - the absolute truth.
An (not) , eka (one) , and anta (end)
Together would connote to ‘not one ended'.
Nothing happens due to only one thing.
All things are related to one another.
The Buddha taught to take the middle way,
Rejecting the extreme - it is or it is not.
Mahavira taught to accept both ends,
‘It is and' it is not' with ‘perhaps' added.
It deals with scepticism and relativity.
13.12.2018