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Attribute #42 Jainism / Anekantavada
Mahavira, Kundakunda, Umasvati
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Discrete
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Cyclical
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Single
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Total
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Both
Observer · Agency Active
Observer · Number Plural
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Relational
Information · Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous
Observer Analysis (Full Text)
Jainism / Anekantavada The observer is a jiva — a soul that is both embodied in a physical form and something more than its body, possessing an eternal, immaterial dimension. Situated in a single time and place, the embodied soul's knowledge is shaped by karmic veils that obscure its natural omniscience. Yet in principle, the liberated soul (kevali) can achieve total knowledge — seeing reality from every possible perspective simultaneously (anekantavada, the doctrine of many-sidedness). Knowledge, once realized through spiritual purification, is permanently retained. The observer is active: liberation requires rigorous ascetic discipline and non-violence (ahimsa). Multiple souls coexist, each at a different stage of karmic bondage and spiritual progress.