Yaśovijaya Gaṇi , a 17th @-@ century Jain monk , went beyond anekāntavāda by advocating madhāyastha , meaning " standing in the middle " or " equidistance " . This position allowed him to praise qualities in others even though the people was non @-@ Jain and belonged to other faiths . There was a period of stagnation after Yasovijayaji , as there was no new contributions to the development of Jain philosophy .