The following statements describe the epistemology of which tradition?

1.Knowledge is the very state of the soul

2.Knowledge is of two kinds, mediate (paroksha, through sense organs) and immediate (aparoksha, without the senses)

3.Immediate knowledge is divided into Avadhi, Manahparyaya and Kevala, and mediate knowledge into Mati and Shruta

AHinduism

BJainism ✓ Correct

CBuddhism

DAll of the above

Correct answer: (B) Jainism

Explanation

The epistemology described belongs to the Jaina tradition.

Here knowledge is held to be the very nature of the soul, the jiva.

It is divided into mediate, paroksha, through the senses, and immediate, aparoksha.

Immediate knowledge comprises Avadhi, Manahparyaya, and Kevala.

Mediate knowledge comprises Mati and Shruta.

This fivefold classification of knowledge is distinctively Jaina.

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