Verse ९
मति-श्रुत-अवधि-मनःपर्यय-केवलानि ज्ञानम्॥९॥
mati-śruta-avadhi-manaḥparyaya-kevalāni jnānam
Simple Meaning · सरल अर्थ
पाँच प्रकार का ज्ञान है: मति (इन्द्रिय-ज्ञान), श्रुत (शास्त्र-ज्ञान), अवधि (दिव्य-दर्शन), मनःपर्यय (दूसरे के मन का ज्ञान), और केवल (पूर्ण ज्ञान)।
There are five kinds of knowledge: *mati* (sense-based), *śruta* (scripture-based), *avadhi* (clairvoyant), *manaḥparyaya* (mind-reading), and *kevala* (omniscient).
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Sources
- 1. — Pujyapada — extensive treatment of each of the five kinds, with subtypes and characteristics.
- 2. — Manatunga: jnānaṁ yathā tvayi vibhāti — knowledge as it shines in You. The Jina has full kevala-jnāna; this verse compares it to the lesser knowledges of others.
Working draft. Citations point to primary Jain texts; the modern English framing and verse numbering are project work. If anything here is wrong, please flag it.