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The most important element in the Jaina Theory of Pramanas is
Answer: B
The key gives Naya as the most important element in the Jaina theory of knowledge, so the answer is B.
The Jaina holds that reality has infinitely many aspects (anekantavada). A single judgement can grasp only one aspect, and naya is the standpoint, the partial view that expresses one aspect, which is a mark of the Jaina theory of knowledge alongside pramana, the full knowledge of the thing. Naya and syadvada are the characteristic Jaina contributions to epistemology and logic.
Perception (A), scripture (C) and inference (D) are all recognised sources of knowledge, but they are shared with other systems, so the distinctively important element named in the key is naya.
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