According to Jain texts,
omniscience is attained on the destruction of four types of
karmas– deluding, the knowledge-obscuring, the perception-obscuring, and the obstructive
karmas, in the order mentioned. The
arihants are said to be free from the following eighteen imperfections: •
janma – (re)birth •
jarā – old-age •
triśā – thirst •
kśudhā – hunger •
vismaya – astonishment •
arati – displeasure •
kheda – regret •
roga – sickness •
śoka – grief •
mada – pride •
moha – delusion •
bhaya – fear •
nidrā – sleep •
cintā – anxiety •
sveda – perspiration •
rāga – attachment •
dveśa – aversion •
maraņa – death
Omniscience In Jainism, omniscience is said to be the infinite, all-embracing knowledge that reflects, as it were, in a mirror, all substances and their infinite modes, extending through the past, the present, and the future. According to Jain texts, omniscience is the natural attribute of the pure souls. The self-attaining omniscience becomes a
kevalin.
Pandit Banarasidas in
Samaysaar Natak describes the Omniscient soul as:
Meaning: The omniscient Lord has perfect, complete knowledge. He does have a physical form but has separated himself from his material body. From his heart-type of lake, a river has come out in the form of spiritual preachings and has merged into the ocean of holy scriptures. Therefore, such doctrines are called the ultimate truth, encompassing infinite partial points of view. The aspirant souls end up recognising such principles. The foolish, wrong-faithed persons fail to identify such truth. May such Omniscient knowledge of Arihants be victorious in the universe! The four infinitudes (
ananta cātuṣṭaya) are: •
ananta jñāna, infinite knowledge •
ananta darśana, perfect perception due to the destruction of all darśanāvaraṇīya karmas •
ananta sukha, infinite bliss •
ananta vīrya – infinite energy == Tirthankaras ==