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FIVE TYPES OF KNOWLEDGE
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2. Srutajñāna : Verbal knowledge. 3. Avadhijñāna : Extra-ordinary perception with
limited sphere or clairvoyance. 4. Manohparyāyajñāna : Knowledge of the states:
of mind.
5. Kevalajñāna : Perfect knowledge. Matijñāna
Mati includes all types of sense-experience. It is also known as Abhinibodhikā. It is divided into the following four stages :
Avagraha---Sensation Iha- Proposition Avāya--- Judgement Dhāraņā--Confirmation.
Avagraha is again divided into Vyānjanāvagraha and Arthāvagraha. Vyānjanāvagraha means a contact between the senses and the object. This stage does not occur in the case of visual or mental perception, where physica) contact between the object and the senses is not necessary, while the remaining four senses must have it. before apprehension.
Arthāvagraha, is the apprehension of an object in its most general form. . After sensing the object in its general form, we have a natural desire to know the object in detail. This desire is followed by a proposition or suggestion of a certain class, quality or the individual. This is called
Iha.
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