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## Karma and its Results
**Karmavipak**
There are five types of knowledge: Mati, Shruta, Avadhi, Manahparyaya, and Kevala. Among these, Mati-knowledge has four sub-types, as it arises from the four senses excluding the mind and the eye.
**Explanation:**
The first of the eight karmas is Jnanavarana (obstruction of knowledge). To explain its different types, we first need to understand the different types of knowledge. Knowing the types of knowledge will make it easier to understand the types of their obstructions.
There are five main types of knowledge:
1. **Mati-knowledge:** Knowledge of an object gained through the mind and senses. It is also called Abhinibodhik knowledge.
2. **Shruta-knowledge:** Knowledge gained by hearing words. It is also defined as knowledge that follows Mati-knowledge and involves the analysis of words and their meanings. For example, hearing the word "pot" or seeing it with the eyes, and then understanding its maker, etc.
3. **Avadhi-knowledge:**
4. **Manahparyaya-knowledge:**
5. **Kevala-knowledge:**
**References:**
1. (a) "There are five types of knowledge, such as Abhinibodhik, Shruta, Avadhi, Manahparyaya, and Kevala." - **Sthananga Sutra**, Chapter 5, Verse 3, Sutra 463
2. (b) "Knowledge is based on the strength of Mati, Shruta, Avadhi, and Manahparyaya." - **Tattvartha Sutra**, Chapter 1, Sutra 1