Jainism ke anusar, Raja Shrenik (Bimbisar) ka prasang prasiddh hai, jo ki Bhagwan Mahavir Swami ke samkalin the. Lekin, Raja ko kevalgyan (omniscience) ki prapti nahi hui thi. Kevalgyan ki prapti to sirf Muni ya tapasvi vyaktiyon ko hi hoti hai, jo saari karmon ka kshay kar dete hain.

Jain granthon ke anusar, kuch prasiddh Muni jinhen kevalgyan praapt hua, unmein Bhagwan Rishabhdev, Ajitnath, Parshvanath, Mahavir Swami jaise Tirthankar aur kuch shreshth ganadhar, jaise Gautam Swami, shamil hain.

Raja kevalgyan ki prapti paane wale prasiddh ghatakon mein nahi aate. Hamesha Muni, yaani vairaagya grahan kar ke tapasya karne wale hi kevalgyan prapt karte hain.

Isliye, kisi bhi raja ko muni ke ghatak hokar kevalgyan prapti ka ullekh Jain sahitya me nahi milta.