INDIAN HISTORY

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In Jainism, ‘perfect knowledge’ is referred to as
A
Jina
B
Ratna
C
Kaivalya
D
Nirvana
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The term Nirvana is used to free from the cycle of rebirth and death. The term Kaivalya is referred to ‘Perfect Knowledge’ or Spiritual liberation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Kaivalya, also known as Kevala Jnana, means omniscience in Jainism and is roughly translated as complete understanding or supreme wisdom. Kevala jnana is believed to be an intrinsic quality of all souls. This quality is masked by karmic particles that surround the soul.

Detailed explanation-3: -By itself, a soul does not require any external means to gain knowledge because knowledge is inherent in its essential nature and by that it has omniscience or the all-knowing awareness without the need to depend upon perception or cognition. Knowledge does not arise because of perception or mental activity.

Detailed explanation-4: -kaivalya, (Sanskrit: “separateness”) in the Samkhya school of Hinduism, a state of liberation (moksha: literally, “release”) that the consciousness of an individual (purusha: “self” or “soul”) achieves by realizing that it is separate from matter (prakriti). The Samkhya school posits a dualistic cosmology.

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