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Source: archive.org: Anekanta Jaya Pataka of Haribhadra Suri

Jñānāvaraṇa (ज्ञानावरण) refers to “one that acts as an obstruction to the manifestation of knowledge”, as occurring in the Anekāntajayapatākā-prakaraṇa, a Śvetāmbara Jain philosophical work written by Haribhadra Sūri.—[Cf. Vol. I, P. 167, l. 7]—‘Jñānāvaraṇa’ is same as ‘jñānāvaraṇīya-karman’, and it means one that acts as an obstruction to the manifestation of knowledge. ‘Darśanāvaraṇīya-karman’ is similarly known as ‘darśanāvaraṇa’.

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General definition (in Jainism)

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 8: Bondage of karmas

Jñānāvaraṇa (ज्ञानावरण) or Jñānāvaraṇīya refers to “knowledge obscuring (karmas)” and represents one of the eight types of Prakṛti-bandha (species bondage): one of the four kinds of bondage (bandha) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra chapter 8.—Accordingly, “what is meant by obscuring (āvaraṇa)? It means to put a veil or cover or to hide. The cover used to hide is called āvaraṇa. What is meant by knowledge obscuring karma (jñānāvaraṇa)? The karma which obscures or covers the knowledge attribute of the soul is called knowledge obscuring karma”.

The five sub divisions of knowledge obscuring karma (jñānāvaraṇa) are:

1. sensory knowledge (mati-jñāna),
2. scriptural knowledge (śruta-jñāna), 
3. clairvoyance (avadhi), 
4. telepathy (manaḥparyaya),
5. omniscience (kevala).

In what type of living beings are these five sub divisions of knowledge obscuring karmas found (jñānāvaraṇa)? These are found in both capable of salvation (bhavya) and incapable of salvation (abhavya) living beings.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Jñānāvaraṇa (ज्ञानावरण):—[from jñāna > jñā] n. ‘knowledge-cover’, error, [Sarvadarśana-saṃgraha iii] ([Jaina literature])

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Jnanavarana in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Jñānāvaraṇa (ಜ್ಞಾನಾವರಣ):—[noun] (Jain.) an action or series of actions that hinder the pursuit of knowledge; a knowledge-depriving action.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Partial matches: Jnana, Avarana.

Ends with: Avadhijnanavarana, Kevalajnanavarana, Matijnanavarana, Shrutajnanavarana.

Full-text: Jnanavaraniya, Shrutajnana, Matijnana, Kevala, Matijnanavarana, Shrutajnanavarana, Manaḥparyayajnanavaraniya, Kevalajnanavaraniya, Kevalajnanavarana, Avadhijnanavaraniya, Manaḥparyayajnanavarana, Matijnanavaraniya, Shrutajnanavaraniya, Avadhijnanavarana, Avadhi, Manahparyaya, Kevalin, Prakriti.

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