All Topics  
Jnana

 

 
   Email Print
   Bookmark   Link
 

 

Jnana
 
 
  Topics Jnana Topic Home

Jñana or gñana (Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
: jñana) is the Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 term for knowledge
Knowledge

Knowledge is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information or awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation....
 or philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
.

In Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana
Vijnana

Vij?ana or vi??aa is translated as "consciousness" or "life force" or simply "mind".This article considers the Buddhism concept primarily in terms of Early Buddhism's Pali literature as well as in the literature of other Schools of Buddhism....
, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'.

In Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
 it means true knowledge, the knowledge that one's self (atman
Atman (Hinduism)

The Atman is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence....
) is identical with Ultimate Reality Brahman
Brahman

Brahman is a concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, Immanence, and transcendence reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe....
. It is also referred to as Atma
Atman (Hinduism)

The Atman is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence....
 Jnana
Jnana

J?ana or g?ana is the Sanskrit term for knowledge or philosophy.In Buddhism, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'....
 which is frequently translated as self-realization.

Jnana
Jnana

J?ana or g?ana is the Sanskrit term for knowledge or philosophy.In Buddhism, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'....
 Shakti
Shakti

Shakti, from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that move through the entire universe....
 is "the power of intellect, real wisdom, or knowledge".

Jnana yoga
Jnana yoga

Jn?na yoga or "path of knowledge" is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies. Jnana in Sanskrit means "knowledge".As used in the Bhagavad Gita, the Advaita philosopher Adi Shankara gave primary importance to jn?na yoga as "knowledge of the absolute" , while the Vishishtadvaita commentator Ramanuja regarded knowledge only a...
 is one path (marga
Marga

Marga can refer to:* Marga in Hinduism refers to a way of accomplishing something such as yoga or sadhana.* Marga, one of the Four Noble Truths, in Buddhism...
) towards moksha
Moksha

In Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence....
 (liberation).






Discussion
Ask a question about 'Jnana'
Start a new discussion about 'Jnana'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum



Encyclopedia


Jñana or gñana (Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
: jñana) is the Sanskrit
Sanskrit

Sanskrit is a historical Indo-Aryan language, one of the liturgical languages of Hinduism and Buddhism, and one of the 22 official languages of India....
 term for knowledge
Knowledge

Knowledge is defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education; the theoretical or practical understanding of a subject, what is known in a particular field or in total; facts and information or awareness or familiarity gained by experience of a fact or situation....
 or philosophy
Philosophy

Philosophy is the study of general problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, truth, beauty, justice, validity, mind, and language....
.

In Buddhism
Buddhism

Buddhism is a family of beliefs and practices considered by most to be a religionand is based on the teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as "The Buddha" , who was born in what is today Nepal....
, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana
Vijnana

Vij?ana or vi??aa is translated as "consciousness" or "life force" or simply "mind".This article considers the Buddhism concept primarily in terms of Early Buddhism's Pali literature as well as in the literature of other Schools of Buddhism....
, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'.

In Hinduism
Hinduism

'Hinduism' is the predominant religion of the Indian subcontinent. Hinduism is often referred to as , a Sanskrit phrase meaning "the eternal dharma", by its practitioners....
 it means true knowledge, the knowledge that one's self (atman
Atman (Hinduism)

The Atman is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence....
) is identical with Ultimate Reality Brahman
Brahman

Brahman is a concept of Hinduism. Brahman is the unchanging, infinite, Immanence, and transcendence reality which is the Divine Ground of all matter, energy, time, space, being, and everything beyond in this Universe....
. It is also referred to as Atma
Atman (Hinduism)

The Atman is a philosophical term used within Hinduism and Vedanta to identify the soul. It is one's true self beyond identification with the phenomenal reality of worldly existence....
 Jnana
Jnana

J?ana or g?ana is the Sanskrit term for knowledge or philosophy.In Buddhism, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'....
 which is frequently translated as self-realization.

Jnana
Jnana

J?ana or g?ana is the Sanskrit term for knowledge or philosophy.In Buddhism, it refers to pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances, and is contrasted with vijnana, which is a moment of 'divided knowing'....
 Shakti
Shakti

Shakti, from Sanskrit shak - "to be able," meaning sacred force or empowerment, is the primordial cosmic energy and represents the dynamic forces that move through the entire universe....
 is "the power of intellect, real wisdom, or knowledge".

Jnana yoga
Jnana yoga

Jn?na yoga or "path of knowledge" is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies. Jnana in Sanskrit means "knowledge".As used in the Bhagavad Gita, the Advaita philosopher Adi Shankara gave primary importance to jn?na yoga as "knowledge of the absolute" , while the Vishishtadvaita commentator Ramanuja regarded knowledge only a...
 is one path (marga
Marga

Marga can refer to:* Marga in Hinduism refers to a way of accomplishing something such as yoga or sadhana.* Marga, one of the Four Noble Truths, in Buddhism...
) towards moksha
Moksha

In Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence....
 (liberation). There are other paths for different temperaments such as Bhakti
Bhakti

Bhakti is a word of Sanskrit origin meaning devotion. Within Vaishnavism bhakti is only used in conjunction with Vishnu, Krishna or of the associated avatar, who are the source of attractiveness....
 and Karma Yoga
Karma Yoga

Karma yoga , or the "discipline of action" is based on the teachings of the Bhagavad Gita, a sacred Sanskrit scripture of Hinduism. One of the four pillars of yoga, Karma yoga focuses on the adherence to duty while remaining detached from the reward....
.

See also

  • Jnana yoga
    Jnana yoga

    Jn?na yoga or "path of knowledge" is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies. Jnana in Sanskrit means "knowledge".As used in the Bhagavad Gita, the Advaita philosopher Adi Shankara gave primary importance to jn?na yoga as "knowledge of the absolute" , while the Vishishtadvaita commentator Ramanuja regarded knowledge only a...
  • Advaita Vedanta
    Advaita Vedanta

    Advaita is more often than not deviantly interpreted as monism/monistic system of thought. Advaita Vedanta is a sub-school of the Vedanta school of Hindu philosophy....
  • Moksha
    Moksha

    In Indian religions, Moksha or Mukti , literally "release" , is the liberation from samsara, the cycle of death and rebirth or reincarnation and all of the suffering and limitation of worldly existence....
  • Mysticism
    Mysticism

    Mysticism is the pursuit of communion with, Unio Mystica with, or conscious awareness of an ultimate reality, divinity, Spirituality, or God through direct experience, intuition, or insight....
  • Nondual
  • Gnosis
    Gnosis

    Gnosis is the spiritual knowledge of a saint or mysticism human being. In the cultures of the term gnosis was a special knowledge or insight into the infinite, divine and uncreated in all and above all, rather than knowledge strictly into the finite, natural or material world which is called Epistemological knowledge....