Answer

No. Avadhi jnana is not the same as remembering a past life in Devlok.

• Avadhi jnana means clairvoyant knowledge — the direct perception of material things beyond ordinary senses.
• Remembering a past life is called jati smarana jnana — knowledge or recollection of previous births.

Explanation

Avadhi jnana can reveal:

• distant objects
• hidden things
• subtle physical forms
• events happening in a limited range of space and time

It is a kind of extra-sensory direct knowledge, but it is still related to dravya and pudgala — that is, material reality.

On the other hand, past-life remembrance is about:

• remembering one’s previous birth
• remembering previous experiences
• sometimes remembering a birth in Devlok

That is memory of past births, not avadhi jnana.

Spiritual Understanding

In Jain Dharma, these are different types of knowledge:

• Matijnana — sensory and mental knowledge
• Shrutajnana — knowledge from scriptures and words
• Avadhijnana — clairvoyant knowledge of material things
• Manahparyaya jnana — knowledge of thoughts
• Kevalajnana — infinite pure knowledge

So if someone remembers life in Devlok, that is not called avadhi jnana. It belongs to the category of previous-birth memory.

Takeaway

Avadhi jnana = seeing beyond the normal senses. Past-life remembrance = memory of previous births.

If you want, I can also explain the difference between avadhi jnana, manahparyaya jnana, and kevalajnana in very simple terms.