jnana

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/dʒəˈnɑː.nə/ (UK)

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Definition of jnana

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noun

(Hinduism, countable, uncountable)The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).

“1969, Swami Rāmānandasarasvatī, The Hindu Ideal, Sri Ramananda Centenary Memorial Committee, page 291, The dualists, Sri Vaishnavas in particular, seem to entertain a strong opinion that Bhakti alone is the cause of Moksha, and that Jnana is but a step towards Bhakti.”
“1986, The Vedanta Kesari, Ramakrishna Math, page 316, The knower of Atman realizes Him by Jnana Yoga (the path of knowledge).”
“Jnana is a direct knowing of things as they really are.”

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noun

(Hinduism, countable, uncountable)The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).

“1969, Swami Rāmānandasarasvatī, The Hindu Ideal, Sri Ramananda Centenary Memorial Committee, page 291, The dualists, Sri Vaishnavas in particular, seem to entertain a strong opinion that Bhakti alone is the cause of Moksha, and that Jnana is but a step towards Bhakti.”
“1986, The Vedanta Kesari, Ramakrishna Math, page 316, The knower of Atman realizes Him by Jnana Yoga (the path of knowledge).”
“Jnana is a direct knowing of things as they really are.”
(countable, uncountable)Pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances.

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From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).

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