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Acārya Nemicandra's Literature -
Ācārya Nemicandra Siddhāntacakravartī, an erudite scholar monk of the 11th century AD, wrote a number of works that are famous to date. They are:
1. Gommatasāra, 2. Trilokasāra, 3. Labdhisāra, 4. Ksapaņāsāra, and 5. Dravyasamgraha.
Conclusion
Knowledge is all-important. Its importance lies in the fact that all living beings are endowed with consciousness comprised of vision and knowledge and, therefore, it is a natural and essential attribute of all living beings. Knowledge is the recognition of consciousness. Lack of knowledge is inertia and a sign of inanimate existence.
Another important feature of knowledge is that right-conduct is possible only through right-knowledge and, hence, the seers have echoed the thought, “Knowledge first, conduct later”.
Even though knowledge is a natural attribute of life, its manifestation is hindered by the karmic veil known as Iñānā, varaṇīya (knowledge obscuring) karma. The five types of knowledge - Matijñāna, Srutajñāna, Avadhijñāna, and Manaḥ, paryāya-jñāna become manifest as this karmic veil is gradually lifted. Once the four destructive karmic bonds are destroyed, the soul realises its full glory and the pure, irrevocable, infinite and divine omniscience dawns along with the simultaneous dawn of Kevaladarśana. It is to this end that entire gamut of spiritual practices is played. The dawn of omniscience is the culmination of all spiritual practices. Nothing remains hidden once this divine 168 : JAINISM: THE CREED FOR ALL TIMES
