In Jain doctrine, ordinary people can attain wisdom up to a certain point, but to progress beyond that to the level of enlightenment one must first become an ascetic and engage in yogic and meditative practices.
Jainism theorizes 14 stages of personal development from ignorance to ultimate liberation from saṃsāra. These stages are known as guṇasthānas (“levels of virtue”). In Jainism, only ascetics can attain the sixth stage or higher.