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Tattvartha Sutra
Tattvartha Sutra
with limitations Telepathy- As above, but knowledge of objects or thoughts in the minds of others. Omniscience- The final, infinite knowledge. A state of freedom from main karmic bondage. The first two are considered indirect and are perceived by one's own mind (but see 2/22). The last three are considered direct and can be perceived and generated by one's own soul. TATPRAMANE 1-10 ADHYE PAROKSHAM 1-11 PRATYAKSHMNYAD 1-12 As stated above, the first two types of knowledge are indirect and the last three types are direct.
How much knowledge can one have at any one time? If there is only one, it would be Omniscience If there are two.. those two would be Sensory and Literal If there are three .. those three would be Sensory, Literal and either Clairvoyance or Telepathy. If there are four those four would be Sensory, Literal, Clairvoyance and Telepathy.
SHRUTAM MATIPURVAMDVAYNEKDVADASHBHEDAM 1-20 =Verbal or literal knowledge comes after sensory knowledge and is divided into two categories - the inner limb (main texts) and the outer limb (subsidiary texts) The inner limb is subdivided into twelve main religious texts and the outer limb into other religious literature.
Literary knowledge
TADINDRIYANININDRIYNIMITTAM 1-14 AVAGRAHEHAPAYDHARNAH 1-15 The classification and sub- classification of types of knowledge:
KNOWLEDGE
INDIRECT OR ACQUIRED
DIRECT OR IMMEDIATE
Books of inner limbs (Twelve booksmain canonical literature )
Books of outer limbs
(Other books compiled after canonical literature)
Sensory
Verbal
Clairvoyance
Telepathy
Omniscience
(Please refer to the full list on page 60)
see list
of scriptures (1) To know there
is something (2) To have a desire
to know further (3) Ascertainment of
that something (4) Determination and
remembrance of that something
Two types (1) Comes with birth (2) Obtained by following a religious path
Two ways see 1/30 (1) General and simple forms (2) Particular and deep forms of knowledge
SARVADRAVYA PARYAYESHU KEVALSYA 1-30 = Omniscience means the knowledge of all forms of matter in the universe. ( An "Omniscient" knows the past, present and future of all worldly matter.) We have seen in 1/9, that the fifth and last category of knowledge is
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