Vibhang Gyan is a defective or perverted form of Avadhi Gyan. It is not treated as a separate “correct” knowledge like Mati, Shrut, Avadhi, and Manahparyay, but as a distorted clairvoyant perception.

How it differs:

1. Mati Gyan

• Knowledge gained through the mind and senses
• Depends on indriyas and the mind
• Deals with ordinary objects, based on perception, memory, recognition, inference, etc.
• Vibhang Gyan is not sense-based; it is a special psychic knowledge, though distorted.

2. Shrut Gyan

• Knowledge gained through words, scriptures, and teachings
• Depends on hearing, reading, and understanding Jain scripture
• It is conceptual and verbal knowledge
• Vibhang Gyan does not arise from scripture or language

3. Avadhi Gyan

• Clear clairvoyant knowledge
• Directly perceives material objects beyond normal senses
• It is pure, right, and limited in scope
• Vibhang Gyan is a corrupted form of Avadhi Gyan, where the soul sees objects in a distorted or incorrect way

4. Manahparyay Gyan

• Knowledge of the thoughts and mental states of other beings
• Very rare and highly advanced
• Occurs only in highly purified souls
• Vibhang Gyan does not know thoughts; it is related only to distorted perception of material things

Main point:

• Avadhi Gyan = pure clairvoyance
• Vibhang Gyan = impure / perverted clairvoyance
• It may reveal objects, but not correctly and not as a right knowledge

In short:

| Knowledge | Main feature | Relation to Vibhang Gyan | |---|---|---| | Mati Gyan | Sensory-mind based knowledge | Completely different | | Shrut Gyan | Scriptural/verbal knowledge | Completely different | | Avadhi Gyan | Pure clairvoyance | Vibhang is its defective form | | Manahparyay Gyan | Knowledge of thoughts | Completely different | | Vibhang Gyan | Distorted clairvoyance | Defective and impure |

If you want, I can also explain this in simple Gujarati or Hindi.