Avadhi gyan (also called Avadhijñāna) is one of the five types of samyag jñāna in Jainism. It means clairvoyant knowledge of physical objects, obtained directly by the soul without the use of the senses or mind. This knowledge is real and infallible, but it is limited in scope by the object’s place, time, and substance (unlike keval jñāna, which is unlimited).

Key points you should know:

• It is a direct knowledge (pratyakṣa) that does not rely on senses or mental processing.
• It applies to physical objects (roopi dravya) and is bounded by space and time.
• Avadhi jñāna exists in various degrees and is considered lower in purity than kevala jñāna. It is often described as limited knowledge, in contrast to the limitless kevala jñāna.
• There are six described sub-types of avadhi in traditional Jain texts (illustrating how the scope of this knowledge can vary):

- anānugāmika - ānugāmika - hīyamānaka - vardhamānaka - anavasthita - avasthita

These distinctions show how avadhi can expand, diminish, or fluctuate, depending on the soul’s karmic purification and spiritual progress.

In short: avadhi gyan is the soul’s direct, clairvoyant knowledge of concrete objects within certain limits, and it sits between ordinary perception and the universal kevala jñāna in the Jain epistemic framework.