Q: Which of the following statements about Jaina syādvāda (doctrine of conditional predication) are correct?
(A) Syādvāda holds that any metaphysical statement is true only under certain conditions or standpoints (naya);
(B) It emphasises that reality has many aspects, so no single, unconditional assertion captures it fully;
(C) The use of “syāt” (“from a certain standpoint, it is”) reflects a logical caution in making claims;
(D) Syādvāda denies that any statement can be meaningful, since all are equally false;
(E) UGC NET questions may ask which school is associated with syādvāda and anekāntavāda (non-one-sidedness);
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