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JEZIRI - 8 * CHAPTER FOUR
(1) Mati, (2) Shruti (3) Avadhi, (4)Manahaparyaya) and (5) Kevala. This means Sensory, Scriptural, clairvoyance, telepathy and omniscience. Out of these, the first two are those which could be acquired by our Soul through sense organs like mind, ears and eyes and the last three are those which can be acquired directly by soul without the help of any sense organ. Therefore the former are called indirect (Paroksha) while the later three are called direct (Pratyaksha).
Jains believe that when Atman (soul) is dissociated from the company of Ajiva (Non soul or Prakriti) it has infinite power of omniscience. So, in order to reach the stage of omniscience the soul has to shed all types of bondages of Karma. Jains have prescribed a formula showing a process by which the soul gets Karmic bondage and how it can be free itself from that bondage. This formula is known as “Seven Tatwas'. Tatwa means element. These seven Tatwas are “Papa (Sin),
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