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Kevala jnana is believed to be an intrinsic quality of all souls. This quality is masked by karmic particles that surround the soul. Every soul has the potential to obtain omniscience by shedding off these karmic particles. Jain scriptures speak of twelve stages through which the soul achieves this
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was the first philosopher-monk in the history of Indian philosophy who tried to use inference as a method to establish the existence of omniscience In his famous work,
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as a reason for the existence of omniscience. This concept is a well-known fact which is "we have no valid methods of knowing to deny the existence of omniscience".
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has normal human needs and he travels and preaches too. Digambara Jains believe that they do not act in the normal sense of the word, that they sit motionless in
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had the authority to define human moral values since they were "beginningless, authorless and of self-sufficient validity". In response, the
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are related to belief or rationality in perception. If and when the soul acquires rationality in perception, it moves on to the 4th
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text of the Svetambara school, elaborates the concept as all-knowing and provides details of his other qualities. Another text, the
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Objects that are minute (like atoms), past (like Lord Rama), and distant (like Mount Meru), being the objects of inference (
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a sacred sound which is interpreted by their followers as the fundamental truth. According to both traditions, the last
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The claim of existence of omniscience by Jains, who deny the existence of a creator god, is a unique phenomenon. The
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The stage of complete self-discipline, although sometimes brought into wavering through negligence
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The stage of one who practices anivratti karana; however, the passions are still occurring
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The stage of one who has suppressed every passion but still does not possess omniscience
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The stage of who has annihilated every passion but does not yet possess omniscience
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The stage of one in whom the passions are still occurring in a gross form
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In Jain epistemology, there are two kinds of valid methods of knowledge:
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and is roughly translated as complete understanding or supreme wisdom.
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The stage of one who has true belief but has not yet self-discipline
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acquired through understanding of verbal and written sentences;
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was a disciple of one of the eleven chief disciples of the last
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The stage of one in whom the passions occur in a subtle form
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Studies in Jaina History and Culture: Disputes and Dialogues
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Jains contrast all attempts to proclaim absolute truth with
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The stage of one who has a slight taste of right belief
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goal. A soul who has attained kevala jnana is called a
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Immediately after the death of Mahavira, his disciple
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king. In this dialogue, Kesi proves the existence of
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According to Jain texts, there are fourteen stages (
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or "indirect knowledge". Kevala-jñana is considered
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and its ability to obtain kevala jñana to the king.
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2534: 2532: 2529: 2528: 2526: 2524: 2520: 2514: 2511: 2509: 2506: 2504: 2501: 2499: 2496: 2494: 2491: 2489: 2486: 2484: 2481: 2479: 2476: 2474: 2471: 2469: 2466: 2464: 2461: 2459: 2456: 2454: 2453:Nalini Balbir 2451: 2450: 2448: 2444: 2438: 2435: 2433: 2430: 2428: 2425: 2423: 2420: 2418: 2415: 2414: 2412: 2408: 2402: 2399: 2397: 2394: 2390: 2387: 2385: 2382: 2381: 2380: 2377: 2375: 2372: 2370: 2367: 2366: 2364: 2362: 2358: 2352: 2349: 2347: 2344: 2342: 2339: 2337: 2334: 2332: 2329: 2325: 2322: 2320: 2317: 2316: 2314: 2312: 2309: 2307: 2304: 2302: 2299: 2297: 2294: 2293: 2291: 2289: 2285: 2279: 2276: 2274: 2271: 2269: 2266: 2262: 2259: 2257: 2254: 2252: 2249: 2248: 2247: 2244: 2242: 2239: 2237: 2234: 2232: 2231:Vegetarianism 2229: 2227: 2224: 2220: 2217: 2216: 2215: 2212: 2210: 2207: 2206: 2204: 2200: 2189: 2187: 2184: 2178: 2175: 2173: 2170: 2168: 2165: 2164: 2163: 2160: 2159: 2158: 2155: 2154: 2152: 2150: 2146: 2140: 2137: 2135: 2132: 2130: 2127: 2125: 2122: 2120: 2117: 2113: 2110: 2108: 2105: 2104: 2103: 2100: 2099: 2097: 2095: 2091: 2088: 2086: 2082: 2076: 2073: 2071: 2068: 2066: 2063: 2061: 2058: 2054: 2052: 2047: 2045: 2042: 2040: 2037: 2035: 2032: 2030: 2027: 2026: 2025: 2022: 2016: 2013: 2011: 2008: 2007: 2006: 2003: 2001: 1998: 1997: 1996: 1993: 1991: 1988: 1984: 1981: 1979: 1976: 1975: 1974: 1971: 1967: 1964: 1962: 1959: 1957: 1954: 1953: 1952: 1949: 1945: 1942: 1941: 1939: 1935: 1932: 1931: 1930: 1927: 1923: 1920: 1919: 1918: 1915: 1914: 1912: 1910: 1906: 1900: 1897: 1895: 1892: 1890: 1887: 1886: 1884: 1882: 1878: 1874: 1870: 1862: 1857: 1855: 1850: 1848: 1843: 1842: 1839: 1832: 1830:0-7619-8993-5 1826: 1822: 1817: 1814: 1808: 1804: 1803: 1797: 1794: 1788: 1784: 1783: 1777: 1774: 1768: 1764: 1763: 1757: 1753: 1751:3-9806211-4-6 1747: 1743: 1738: 1735: 1729: 1725: 1724: 1718: 1715: 1709: 1705: 1704: 1698: 1695: 1693:81-208-1578-5 1689: 1685: 1680: 1677: 1675:81-208-1376-6 1671: 1667: 1666: 1660: 1657: 1651: 1647: 1646: 1640: 1637: 1631: 1628:, Routledge, 1627: 1626: 1620: 1616: 1614:9788190363983 1610: 1606: 1605: 1599: 1598: 1587: 1582: 1575: 1570: 1563: 1558: 1552:, p. 91. 1551: 1546: 1538: 1536:1-4116-5121-9 1532: 1528: 1521: 1514: 1509: 1503:, p. 108 1502: 1497: 1491:, p. 110 1490: 1485: 1479:, p. 110 1478: 1473: 1467:, p. 10. 1466: 1461: 1455:, p. 110 1454: 1449: 1442: 1437: 1430: 1425: 1419:, p. 113 1418: 1413: 1406: 1401: 1394: 1389: 1382: 1377: 1370: 1365: 1358: 1353: 1346: 1341: 1333: 1329: 1325: 1321: 1317: 1313: 1309: 1305: 1301: 1294: 1287: 1282: 1275: 1270: 1263: 1258: 1251: 1246: 1239: 1234: 1230: 1221: 1218: 1216: 1215:Shrutakevalin 1213: 1212: 1201: 1199: 1198:ayogi kevalin 1196: 1193: 1192: 1188: 1186: 1183: 1180: 1179: 1175: 1173: 1170: 1167: 1166: 1162: 1160: 1157: 1154: 1153: 1149: 1147: 1144: 1141: 1140: 1136: 1134: 1131: 1128: 1127: 1123: 1121: 1118: 1115: 1114: 1110: 1108: 1105: 1102: 1101: 1097: 1095: 1092: 1089: 1088: 1084: 1082: 1079: 1076: 1075: 1071: 1069: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1058: 1056: 1053: 1050: 1049: 1045: 1043: 1040: 1037: 1036: 1032: 1030: 1027: 1024: 1023: 1019: 1016: 1013: 1012: 1009: 1007: 1003: 1002: 997: 993: 989: 985: 984: 977: 967: 965: 961: 957: 953: 952: 946: 944: 940: 936: 932: 928: 924: 920: 914: 904: 902: 901:Pramanamimasa 898: 883: 879: 868: 857: 855: 851: 847: 841: 839: 838: 833: 832:Samantabhadra 829: 820: 817: 813: 809: 805: 801: 798: 794: 790: 785: 783: 779: 775: 771: 767: 763: 758: 756: 752: 746: 744: 740: 736: 730: 728: 724: 723:Sutrakritanga 714: 712: 708: 704: 703: 698: 694: 690: 686: 682: 678: 674: 669: 661: 655: 653: 649: 645: 643: 638: 637:Kevala gyana, 630: 626: 615: 610: 608: 603: 601: 596: 595: 593: 592: 587: 582: 577: 576: 575: 574: 567: 564: 562: 559: 557: 554: 552: 549: 547: 544: 542: 539: 538: 530: 529: 522: 519: 517: 514: 512: 509: 507: 504: 502: 499: 498: 497: 487: 486: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 460: 452: 451: 444: 443: 439: 437: 436: 432: 430: 429: 425: 423: 422: 418: 416: 415: 411: 409: 408: 404: 402: 401: 397: 395: 394: 390: 388: 387: 383: 381: 380: 376: 375: 371: 365: 364: 357: 354: 352: 349: 348: 347: 337: 336: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 318:Samantabhadra 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 298: 294: 292: 289: 287: 284: 282: 279: 277: 274: 273: 269:Major figures 265: 264: 257: 254: 252: 249: 247: 246:Navkar Mantra 244: 242: 239: 237: 234: 233: 225: 224: 217: 214: 212: 209: 208: 205: 202: 201: 198: 195: 193: 190: 188: 185: 183: 182:Satya (truth) 180: 178: 175: 174: 171: 168: 167: 166: 156: 155: 148: 145: 143: 140: 138: 135: 133: 130: 128: 125: 123: 120: 118: 115: 113: 110: 108: 105: 103: 100: 98: 95: 93: 90: 88: 85: 84: 80: 74: 73: 68: 65: 63: 60: 58: 55: 53: 50: 49: 48: 47: 43: 39: 38: 35: 32: 31: 27: 23: 22: 19: 2891: 2870:Samavasarana 2860:Śalākāpuruṣa 2468:John E. Cort 2379:Ashtamangala 2374:Siddhachakra 2311:Kasayapahuda 2278:Pratikramana 2186:Sthānakavāsī 1944:Anekāntavāda 1940:Jaina logic 1934:Kevala Jñāna 1929:Epistemology 1820: 1801: 1781: 1761: 1741: 1722: 1702: 1683: 1664: 1644: 1624: 1603: 1581: 1569: 1557: 1545: 1526: 1520: 1508: 1496: 1484: 1472: 1460: 1448: 1443:, p. 91 1436: 1431:, p. 91 1424: 1412: 1407:, p. 13 1400: 1395:, p. 39 1388: 1376: 1371:, p. 25 1364: 1352: 1347:, p. 39 1340: 1307: 1303: 1293: 1281: 1276:, p. 91 1269: 1264:, p. 51 1257: 1245: 1240:, p. 49 1233: 1197: 1184: 1171: 1158: 1145: 1132: 1119: 1106: 1093: 1080: 1067: 1054: 1041: 1028: 1020:Description 1006:Jain ascetic 999: 995: 991: 987: 981: 979: 959: 951:Anekantavada 949: 947: 942: 938: 934: 930: 926: 922: 918: 916: 900: 896: 877: 865: 853: 849: 845: 843: 835: 830: 803: 786: 766:Rājapraśnīya 765: 762:Upanga Agama 761: 759: 754: 748: 742: 732: 720: 700: 696: 693:Divyadhvani, 692: 684: 680: 670: 659: 656: 640: 636: 625:Kevala jnana 624: 623: 556:Jain symbols 440: 433: 426: 419: 412: 405: 398: 391: 384: 377: 295: 256:Jai Jinendra 229:Jain prayers 203: 169: 117:Kevala Jnana 87:Anekantavada 18: 3055:Jain saints 2812:Rashtrakuta 2729:Jainism and 2628:Maharashtra 2586:Bundelkhand 2473:Paul Dundas 2346:Kalpa Sūtra 2341:Aptamimamsa 2226:Monasticism 2157:Murtipujaka 2139:Kanji Panth 2119:Taran Panth 2102:Mula Sangha 1956:Siddhashila 1889:Tirthankara 1501:Flügel 2006 1489:Flügel 2006 1477:Flügel 2006 1453:Flügel 2006 1441:Flügel 2006 1429:Flügel 2006 1417:Flügel 2006 1369:Dundas 2002 1286:Dundas 2002 1252:, p. 3 1238:Sharma 1991 939:avadhijñana 893: 1173 889: 1088 837:Aptamimamsa 800:Dharmakirti 778:materialist 737:and Arhat ( 727:Kalpa Sūtra 702:tirthankara 648:omniscience 566:Topics list 491:Pilgrimages 442:Valayapathi 341:Major sects 328:Yashovijaya 132:Brahmacarya 3049:Categories 2991:Literature 2880:Samvatsari 2645:Tamil Nadu 2570:Jainism in 2389:Nandavarta 2336:Samayasāra 2288:Literature 2256:Kshamavani 2251:Paryushana 2214:Meditation 2209:Sallekhana 2149:Śvetāmbara 2070:Ratnatraya 1990:Gunasthana 1909:Philosophy 1595:References 1586:Tatia 1994 1574:Jaini 1998 1550:Jaini 1998 1381:Jaini 2001 1357:Jaini 2001 1274:Jaini 1998 1262:Jaini 2000 1250:Kumar 2001 1081:desavirata 1055:misradrsti 1017:Gunasthana 1001:Mahavratas 992:gunasthana 988:gunasthana 983:gunasthana 976:Gunasthana 935:srutajñana 891: – c. 882:Hemacandra 874: 720 819:Haribhadra 711:Jambuswami 677:Śvētāmbara 633:केवल ज्ञान 478:Samvatsari 473:Paryushana 356:Śvetāmbara 323:Haribhadra 313:Siddhasena 308:Kundakunda 216:Sallekhana 142:Gunasthana 137:Aparigraha 79:Philosophy 2909:Sculpture 2845:Ekendriya 2706:Singapore 2691:Hong Kong 2671:Australia 2640:Rajasthan 2611:Karnataka 2523:Community 2508:Bal Patil 2463:Chandabai 2432:Pattavali 2384:Shrivatsa 2369:Jain flag 2246:Festivals 2202:Practices 2190:Terapanth 2177:Tristutik 2167:Kharatara 2129:Terapanth 2124:Bispanthi 2094:Digambara 1917:Five Vows 1894:Ganadhara 1625:The Jains 1562:Kuhn 2001 1465:Jain 2016 1405:Shah 2004 1393:Shah 2004 1345:Shah 2004 1324:1529-1898 996:anuvratas 931:matijñana 927:pratyaksa 919:pratyakṣa 816:Jain monk 793:Buddhists 753:became a 689:padmasana 673:Digambara 551:Jain flag 541:Ekendriya 516:Shikharji 456:Festivals 351:Digambara 303:Ganadhara 92:Cosmology 3001:Scholars 2979:Navboxes 2838:Timeline 2787:Ikshvaku 2772:Chalukya 2741:Hinduism 2736:Buddhism 2701:Pakistan 2659:Overseas 2446:Scholars 2427:Kshullak 2410:Ascetics 2401:Swastika 2219:Sāmāyika 2134:Yapaniya 2085:Branches 1332:56062884 1209:See also 897:sarvajña 867:Akalanka 859:—  854:sarvajña 808:Kumarila 707:Mahāvīra 681:kevalins 642:Kaivalya 629:Sanskrit 506:Palitana 291:Mahavira 281:Rishabha 211:Sāmāyika 62:Timeline 26:a series 24:Part of 3011:America 3006:Temples 2855:Pratima 2833:History 2826:Related 2817:Santara 2797:Kalinga 2792:Kadamba 2782:Hoysala 2751:Sikhism 2676:Belgium 2606:Haryana 2601:Gujarat 2531:Śrāvaka 2437:Acharya 2361:Symbols 2315:Mantra 2268:Upadhan 2241:Rituals 2236:Fasting 2075:Kashaya 2065:Saṃsāra 2044:Nirjara 2039:Samvara 2010:Pudgala 1899:Arihant 960:Kevalis 923:parokṣa 899:in his 850:prameya 846:anumeya 797:Bhikkhu 755:kevalin 743:upapada 739:Arihant 697:kevalin 685:kevalin 665:केवलिन् 660:kevalin 652:Jainism 546:Temples 297:Arihant 147:Saṃsāra 57:History 34:Jainism 3016:Bengal 2924:Nigoda 2899:Temple 2865:Tirtha 2807:Pandya 2802:Maurya 2686:Europe 2681:Canada 2666:Africa 2633:Mumbai 2623:Kerala 2422:Aryika 2162:Gaccha 2034:Bandha 2029:Asrava 2024:Tattva 2015:Dharma 1995:Dravya 1983:Causes 1961:Naraka 1922:Ahimsa 1827:  1809:  1789:  1769:  1748:  1730:  1710:  1690:  1672:  1652:  1632:  1611:  1533:  1330:  1322:  789:Hindus 774:Payasi 772:, and 770:Pārśva 764:, the 646:means 511:Girnar 463:Diwali 286:Pārśva 160:Ethics 127:Tattva 122:Dravya 107:Dharma 97:Ahimsa 2943:Lists 2904:Stupa 2777:Ganga 2746:Islam 2696:Japan 2616:North 2591:Delhi 2578:India 2559:JAINA 2541:Tamil 2536:Sarak 2296:Agama 2273:Tapas 2060:Death 2051:Mokṣa 2005:Ajiva 1978:Types 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Jainism

Jains
History
Timeline
Index
Philosophy
Anekantavada
Cosmology
Ahimsa
Karma
Dharma
Mokṣa
Kevala Jnana
Dravya
Tattva
Brahmacarya
Aparigraha
Gunasthana
Saṃsāra
Ethics of Jainism
Ahiṃsā (non-violence)
Satya (truth)
Asteya (non-stealing)
Brahmacarya (chastity)
Aparigraha (non-possession)
Sāmāyika
Sallekhana
Bhaktamara Stotra

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