Anekantavada Vyākhyāprajñapti) mentions three primary predications of the "saptibhaṅgīnaya". This too is a Svetambara text, and considered by Digambara Jains as unauthentic. The earliest comprehensive teachings of anekāntavāda doctrine is found in the "Tattvarthasutra" of Umasvati, considered to be authoritative by all Jain sects including Svetambara and Digambara. The century in which Umaswati lived is unclear, but variously placed by contemporary scholars to sometime between 2nd and 5th century. The Digambara scholar Kundakunda, in his mystical Jain texts, expounded on the doctrine of "syādvāda" and "saptibhaṅgī" in "Pravacanasāra" and "Pancastikayasāra". Kundakunda also used "nayas" to discuss the essence of the self
Issues in Science and Religion the methods of science and the methods of religion, in particular regarding experience, community and the use of models to explain an event or concept. Although there are parallels between the methods of science and religion, there are also difference. One major difference is the same as the difference between science and history. Like history, religion is subjective due to the personal involvement required of religion. The final chapter of this section discusses the language used in religion and science. This chapter asserts that although there are many similarities in the methods and language of science and religion, the two