Jainism Precepts and Practice

Author(s): Puranchand Nahar, Krishnakant Ghosh
Publisher: Caxton Publications

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Tive Fortas of KDOWledge,
AN EPITOME OF JAINISM.
Now knowledge is of five different forms, such as, (1) Mati ( afat), (2) Sruti ( gfat), (3) Abadhi (wafa)(4) Manaparyaya (AT ) (5) and Keval (297) Thus,
Mati .is that form of knowledge by which a Jeva ( a) cognises an object through the operation of the sense-organs, all hindrances to the formation of such knowledge being removed.
(2) Srutz is the clear knowledge formed on some verbal testimony of the Omniscient, all obstruction to the formation of such knowledge being removed.
(3) Avadhi is the knowledge in the form of recognition of particular physical occurrences that happened in some time past, all obstruction to the way being removed;
(4) Manaparyaya is the knowledge of what is in others' thoughts, originating, as it does, from the removal of hindrances to the formation of such knowledge.
(5) Keval is the pure unimpeded knowledge-knowledge absolute, which precedes the attainment of Nirvana. It is characterised by omniscience, transcending all relativity of discursive thought involving -