Consider the following statements regarding the logical framework of Syadvada in Jaina philosophy:
1. It posits that all human knowledge and truth assertions are relative, conditional, and partial rather than absolute.
2. It expresses this relativity through seven distinct modes of conditional predication known as Saptabhangi Naya.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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Both statements are correct. Syadvada is the epistemological expression of Anekantavada. It asserts that because human perception is limited, any truth statement must be qualified with the term Syat, meaning perhaps or from a certain point of view. It deploys the Saptabhangi Naya or sevenfold logical matrix to evaluate reality without dogmatic absolutism.

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