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Q.1.30.12
A.I.30.12
What is the reason for redundancy of all other four types of knowledge after omniscience? Omniscience occurs after destruction of all types of knowledge obscuring karmas while the others occur due to subsidence-cumdestruction of a specific type of knowledge-obscuring karma only.
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efrJrko/k; ks foi ;Z'p 1.31 Mati rut vadhayo viparyaya ca
VFk% Meaning:
efr] Jr vkg vof/k&; s rhuk&Kku feF;k Hikh gkss gå Sensory knowledge, scriptural knowledge and clairvoyance may also be erroneous knowledge.
Q.1.31.1 A.I.31.1
What is false mind-based knowledge called? It is called kumati or erroneous mind based knowledge.
Q.I.31.2 A.I.31.2
What is false scriptural knowledge called? It is called ku ruta or erroneous scriptural knowledge.
Q.I.31.3 A.I.31.3
What is false clairvoyance called? It is called kuavadhi or erroneous clairvoyance.
Q.1.31.4 A.1.31.4
What is the meaning of viparyaya? Viparyaya means opposite of the real knowledge or erroneous knowledge.
Q.I.31.5 A.I.31.5
How many types of erroneous knowledge are there? These are three in number namely kumati, ku ruta and kuavadhi.
Q.1.31.6
A.I.31.6
In the above mentioned types of knowledge, how many are the right type of knowledge and how many are the erroneous types of knowledge? There are five right knowledge types and the three wrong knowledge types of a total of eight knowledge types.
Q.I.31.7 A.I.31.7
How many knowledge types can be both right as well as false / wrong? Mind-based, scriptural knowledge as well as clairvoyance can both be right as well as of wrong type.
Q.I.31.8 A.I.31.8
How many types of knowledge are there and what are their names? Knowledge is of eight types. These are mind-based, scriptural, clairvoyant, telepathic, omniscient, and the three of erroneous type namely kumati, ku ruta and kuavadhi.
Q.1.31.9
A.I.31.9
Why mind based, scriptural and clairvoyant knowledge can be of wrong types also? Due to existence of perverted views with the owner, these three knowledge types can be of a wrong kind also e.g. milk put in a bitter pot also becomes sour.
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