#  kevalajnana 

 



In the Jain tradition, *kevalajnana* or *kaivalya* is the supreme, omniscient knowledge of the self and the universe. A person who has attained such enlightenment, called a *kevalin*, can comprehend the past, present, and future states of all objects, not only knowing their deeds and desires, but also their various forms upon successive rebirths. Tirthankaras have attained *kevalajnana* and have become teachers of this path of realization.