Nayavada types are
Nayavada (standpoints) are seven main viewpoints in Jain philosophy, used to understand a thing from different angles without claiming one absolute truth. Each naya is true from its own perspective, but partial. The seven nayas are:
- Naigama naya: common sense or universal view (the broad, general sense of what something is).
- Sangraha naya: class or generic view (focuses on a general property of a class rather than particulars).
- Vyavahara naya: practical or particular view (the everyday, conventional understanding of a thing).
- Rijusutra naya: momentary or time-bound view (focuses on the present state only).
- Shabda naya: verbal view (based on the way words are used, including grammar and synonymy).
- Samabhirudha naya: etymological view (based on the precise meaning and origin of words).
- Evambhuta naya: such-like or the functional view (focuses on the current action or state being performed).
Note: Digambara and Śvetāmbara traditions both accept these seven nayas, though wording or examples in commentary may vary slightly.