5 gyaans and their meanings

In Jainism, the 5 Jñāna (Gyaans) are the five kinds of knowledge:

1. Mati Jñāna – Knowledge gained through the senses and mind, such as seeing, hearing, remembering, and thinking.
2. Śruta Jñāna – Knowledge gained through scriptures, teachings, and words of the enlightened.
3. Avadhi Jñāna – Clairvoyant knowledge; the ability to directly know subtle matter and distant things within limits.
4. Manaḥparyāya Jñāna – Knowledge of the thoughts and mental states of others.
5. Kevala Jñāna – Absolute, perfect, and limitless knowledge; complete omniscience attained by the soul.

These are considered the stages of knowledge in Jain philosophy, from ordinary understanding to पूर्ण और शुद्ध ज्ञान.