Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s7.t8.53

v1.c7.s7.t8.53

According to Jainism, knowledge acquired through organs and speech normally has to pass through a medium and therefore is prone to distortions and mistakes. In contrast, direct acquisition of knowledge without the aid of such medium as organs or speech is more impervious to error. The reason why Avadhi is also considered error-prone is that the degree to which Avadhi knowledge is directly acquired is not high enough.