Answer

In Jain Dharma, being a man does not automatically mean one can reach the 13th Guṇasthāna.

The 13th Guṇasthāna is called Sayoga Kevalī Guṇasthāna. It is the stage of an omniscient soul who has attained Keval-jñān while still having activity of body, speech, and mind.

So, if one cannot attain omniscience, then one cannot reach the 13th Guṇasthāna.

Explanation

The higher Guṇasthānas progress like this:

• 12th Guṇasthāna — Kṣīṇa-moha: complete destruction of deluding karma, but Keval-jñān has not yet manifested.
• 13th Guṇasthāna — Sayoga Kevalī: Keval-jñān has manifested; the soul is omniscient but still has yoga/activity.
• 14th Guṇasthāna — Ayoga Kevalī: all activity stops just before liberation.

Therefore, the 13th stage is not simply “very spiritually advanced.” It specifically means embodied omniscience.

Regarding being a man:

• In many Jain traditions, a human male body is considered capable of attaining liberation in the same life.
• However, that does not mean every man can reach the 13th Guṇasthāna automatically.
• One must have complete destruction of the relevant karmas and attain Keval-jñān.

Spiritual Understanding

The Guṇasthānas are based on the purity of the soul, especially the state of right faith, conduct, passions, and destruction or suppression of karmas.

External birth conditions may be important in traditional Jain discussions, but the real spiritual progress depends on:

• Samyag-darśan — right faith
• Samyag-jñān — right knowledge
• Samyag-cāritra — right conduct
• Destruction of passions and karmic bondage

Takeaway

You can progress spiritually very high through right faith, discipline, restraint, and purification of passions. But the 13th Guṇasthāna necessarily requires Keval-jñān, so without omniscience, one cannot reach that level.