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## Thirty-third *Avadhi-pad*
This is the thirty-third *Avadhi-pad* of the *Prajnapana Sutra*. It contains a detailed discussion about *Avadhi-jnana*. *Avadhi-jnana* is explained from various perspectives.
Indian philosophers and, in some cases, Western philosophers have discussed extrasensory perception in their respective religious scriptures and independently written literature. Ordinary people are amazed to hear about the past, future, and present from an astrologer, a person with knowledge of mantras, or a devotee of a deity. They consider it a miracle and blindly follow the wrong path. Sometimes people get caught up in such miracles and lose their wealth and religion. Many people, blinded by the momentary brilliance of miracles, abandon their morals and stand at the crossroads of moral decline.
Therefore, what is such a miracle? Is it *Avadhi-jnana* or some other knowledge? To resolve this doubt, Jain Tirthankaras have explained the true nature of *Avadhi-jnana*. How many types are there? How does it arise? Does it disappear, increase or decrease, or remain permanent? Who possesses such knowledge? Is it present from birth or through specific *kshaya-upashama*? To provide real guidance to seekers and to prevent them from losing their path in pursuit of such knowledge, to prevent ordinary people from getting caught up in miracles and abandoning the practice of the *Ratnatraya* for other paths, and to dispel the illusion of miracles among the people, *Avadhi-jnana* has been explained from various perspectives.
This *pad* analyzes *Avadhi-jnana* through seven doors:
1. **First, the *Bhed-dwar*:** This explains the different types of *Avadhi-jnana*.
2. **Second, the *Vishay-dwar*:** This explains the subject matter illuminated by *Avadhi-jnana*.
3. **Third, the *Sansthan-dwar*:** This describes the size of the illuminated area.
4. **Fourth, the *Avadhi-jnana* *Bahya-Abhyantar* types:** This explains the external and internal types of *Avadhi-jnana*.
5. **Fifth, the *Desha-Avadhi-dwar*:** This explains the best, worst, and average types of *Avadhi-jnana*.
6. **Sixth, the *Dwar*:** This explains the decay and growth of *Avadhi-jnana*. It discusses *Avadhi-jnana* that is decreasing and increasing.
7. **Seventh, the *Dwar*:** This explains the permanent and temporary types of *Avadhi-jnana*.
The type of knowledge about the past, future, and present that ordinary people are impressed by and consider a miracle is just a special type of *mati-jnana*. It is not extrasensory perception. Many people consider *jati-smarana-jnana*, the knowledge of remembering past lives, to be a type of *Avadhi-jnana*, but it is just a special type of *mati-jnana*.
Astrology or mantras...