Right knowledge, or Samyag Jnana, is presented as a purified mode of knowing that is free from inner distortion. It is described as knowledge that has been cleansed of doubt, delusion, and indefiniteness, so that it no longer wavers, misinterprets, or remains unclear about its object. Such knowledge is grounded in proper means of cognition and is not mixed with wrong notions or perverse views. In this purified state, it accords with reality as taught by the Jinas, apprehending substances, their qualities and modes, and the fundamental principles such as karma, bondage, and liberation.

The text further situates right knowledge within a graded structure of knowing. It recognizes sensory and mental cognition (mati jnana), scriptural or verbal cognition (shruta jnana), and progressively more subtle forms such as clairvoyant knowledge (avadhi jnana), telepathic knowledge (manahparyaya jnana), and finally omniscient knowledge (kevala jnana). All of these can be counted as right knowledge when they are free from the three defects of doubt, delusion, and indefiniteness, and when they arise through valid cognitive means. In this way, the tradition portrays a continuum from ordinary, sense-based understanding to the limitless, unobstructed knowing of the liberated ones.

A further hallmark of Samyag Jnana is its ethical and soteriological orientation. It is not merely correct information about the world; it is knowledge that is conducive to right conduct and to spiritual liberation. By aligning with the soul’s inherent capacity for knowing and by being unobstructed by karmic delusion, such knowledge naturally supports the path of release from bondage. Thus, right knowledge is both a clear seeing of things as they are and a vital condition for the soul’s movement toward freedom.