 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 were non @-@ Jain and belonged to other faiths . There was a period of stagnation after Yasovijayaji , as there were no new contributions to the development of Jain philosophy . 
 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 <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> non @-@ Jain and belonged to other faiths . <a href='dey_it' title='2'><mark>There</mark></a> was a period of stagnation after Yasovijayaji , as <a href='dey_it' title='3'><mark>there</mark></a> <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>were</mark></a> no new contributions to the development of Jain philosophy . 
Yaśovijaya Gaṇi , a 17th @-@ century Jain monk , went beyond anekāntavāda by advocating madhāyastha , meaning " standin in the middle " or " equidistance " . This position allowed him to praise qualities in others even though the dudes was non @-@ Jain and belonged to other faiths . It was a period of stagnation after Yasovijayaji , as it was no new contributions to da development of Jain philosophy .