 The origins of anekāntavāda can be traced back to the teachings of Mahāvīra ( <unk> – 527 BCE ) , the 24th Jain <unk> . The <unk> concepts of syādvāda " conditioned viewpoints " and nayavāda " partial viewpoints " arose from anekāntavāda , providing it with more detailed logical structure and expression . The Sanskrit compound an @-@ eka @-@ anta @-@ vāda literally means " doctrine of uncertainty " ( <unk> " not " , ekānta " certainty " or " single @-@ natured " , vāda ( " school of thought " or " thesis " ) ; it is roughly translated into English as " non @-@ absolutism " . An @-@ ekānta " uncertainty , non @-@ exclusivity " is the opposite of ekānta ( eka + anta ) " <unk> , <unk> , necessity " ( or also " monotheistic doctrine " ) . 
