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Development of the Theory of Non-absolutism... : 41 one thing we must bear in our mind that if we consider other ideologies and faith as totally false, real harmony in human society and between different religions would not be possible. Every religion or faith has its origination in a particular social and cultural background and has its utility and truth value accordingly. As the different parts of the body have their own position and utility in their organic whole and works for its common good so is the case with different religions in human society. They should work for the common goal of human society and try to resolve the conflicts of ideologies and faiths and make life on earth peaceful. If every faith is working for human good, it has equal right to exist and work for that. According to Siddhasena Divākara the divergent view points or faiths may be charged false only when they negate the truth value of others and claim themselves exclusively true. But if they accept the truth value of other ideologies and faiths on the basis of Anekāntavāda, they attain righteousness. He further propounds that every view point or faith in its own sphere is right, but if every one of them considers itself as a whole truth and disregards the views of their rivals, they do not attain righteousness, for all the viewpoints are partially true, their truth value remains in their own respective spheres or angles. If they encroach upon the province of other view points and consider them as a false, they are wrong. For a non-absolutist rightness of a particular faith or ideology depends on the acceptance of partial rightness of others. In other words he believes in a harmonious coexistence and works for a common good of mankind. Acceptance of non-absolutism is the only way to remove the religious conflicts and violence from the earth and establish harmony among various ideologies and faith. It is only the concept of non-absolutism which can develop a tolerant outlook and establish the peace on the earth. Today when fundamentalism is posing a serious threat to communal co-existence and harmony, non-absolutism is not only essential, but the only way-out to protect the human race. According to Siddhasena Divākara a non-absolutist, who advocates the synoptic view of truth never discriminates the different faiths as right or wrong, he pays all of them proper regard, for he accepts their partial
