Kevalin

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Kevalin (Skt.).
1. In Jainism, a saint or tīrthaṅkara, one possessing the kevala (-jñāna), an arhat.

2. In the Hindu Bhāgavata-purāṇa, a meditative ascetic devoted to the doctrine of the unity of ātman and brahman.

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