The pursuit of knowledge has always been a central concern in Indian philosophical traditions. Among them, Jainism offers a particularly rich and structured theory of knowledge (jñāna), culminating in the supreme state known as Kevalajñāna—omniscience. This concept represents not just complete knowledge but also a spiritual state that marks the soul's liberation (mokṣa) from all karmic bondage. The path from ignorance to omniscience in Jain philosophy is both a metaphysical and ethical journey, highlighting the transformative nature of inner purity and self-realization. In Jain metaphysics, every soul (jīva) is inherently omniscient, pure, and powerful. However, due to the accumulation of karmic matter, this natural state remains obscured. The journey toward Kevalajñāna is thus a return to the soul’s true nature—a process of shedding the karmic layers that cloud perception and understanding. This transition from ignorance to omniscience involves a hierarchy of knowledge, beginning with sensory perception (mati-jñāna), scriptural knowledge (śruta-jñāna), and culminating in direct, non-mediated forms of knowledge—avadhijñāna, manahparyāya-jñāna, and finally Kevalajñāna.