• In Indian philosophy and religions, jñāna (Sanskrit: ज्ञान, [ˈdʑɲaːnɐ]) is "knowledge". The idea of jñāna centers on a cognitive event which is recognized...
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    Jnana yoga (IAST: Jñāna yoga), also known as the jnana marga (jñāna mārga), is one of the three classical paths (margas) for moksha (liberation) in Hinduism...
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  • Kevala jnana (Sanskrit: केवल ज्ञान) or Kevala gyana, also known as Kaivalya, means omniscience in Jainism and is roughly translated as complete understanding...
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    Jnana Prabodhini is a social organization in India. Founded in 1962, its activities have expanded into multiple aspects of social work. The main activity...
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  • became a disciple of Swami Vivekananda. Jnana yoga is one of the types of yoga mentioned in Hindu philosophies. Jñāna in Sanskrit means "knowledge"; the word...
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    the sixth book of the Mahabharata. The term Jnana-Vijnana Yoga is a combination of the Sanskrit words jñāna (also transcribed gyana), which means 'knowledge'...
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    Hemiphyllodactylus jnana is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Tamil Nadu, India. Hemiphyllodactylus jnana at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database v t...
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    Tathatā-jñāna, the wisdom of Suchness or Dharmadhatu, "the bare non-conceptualizing awareness" of Śūnyatā, the universal substrate of the other four jñāna; Ādarśa-jñāna...
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  • Jnana Saradhi is an Indian documentary film in Malayalam Language, duration with 90 minutes directed by Sathish Kalathil. It is a historical movie and...
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    Jnana palam (Tamil: ஞானப்பழம், romanized: Jñāna paḻam, lit. 'Fruit of wisdom'), also rendered Gnana Palam, is the name of a divine fruit in Hindu mythology...
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  • or the Path of Devotion (Bhakti-mārga) to Ishvar (God) Jnana Yoga or the Path of Knowledge (Jñāna-mārga) A "fourth yoga" is sometimes added: Raja Yoga or...
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    Jñāna Vigraham is a distinctively styled statue of the Hindu social reformer Narayana Guru. In Sanskrit, the word Jñāna means knowledge, and Vigraham...
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    Mudra (redirect from Jñāna mudrā)
    mudrā ("mudra of explanation"). This is also called as chin-mudra. The Jñāna mudrā ("mudra of wisdom") is done by touching the tips of the thumb and...
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    The Jnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga (Sanskrit: ज्ञानकर्मसन्यासयोग, romanized: Jñānakarmasanyāsayoga), also spelled as the Gnana Karma Sanyasa Yoga, is the fourth...
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  • The Vipassanā-ñāṇas (Pali, Sinhala: Vidarshana-jñāna) or insight knowledges are various stages that a practitioner of Buddhist Vipassanā ("insight", "clear-seeing")...
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  • that leads to understanding (paroksha jñāna) which is the beginning point of deeper knowledge (aproksha jñāna). Jijñāsā (Sanskrit: जिज्ञासा) generally...
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    Jnana Prabodhini Prashala, is a high school located in Sadashiv Peth, Pune, India. It was started by educationist Dr. V. V. Pendse, in 1962. The principal...
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    southern circumambulatory path around the sanctum sanctorum. In his aspect as Jnana Dakshinamurti, Shiva is generally shown with four arms. He is depicted seated...
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  • balance, peacefulness, and virtuousness that is drawn towards Dharma and jñāna (knowledge). In Samkhya philosophy, a guṇa is one of three "tendencies,...
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    Zen stress on emptiness (空 kōng), non-conceptual wisdom (Skt: nirvikalpa-jñana), the teaching of no-mind, and the apophatic and sometimes paradoxical language...
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    duties, and the importance of detachment. The text analyses the paths of Jñāna, Bhakti, Karma, and Rāja yogas for the purpose of Moksha (spiritual liberation)...
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    began studying Vedanta and took the vow of sannyasa. He gave his first jñāna yajña, or lecture series about Hindu spirituality, in 1951, starting the...
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    Zoroastrianism India Advaita Vedanta Buddha-nature Enlightenment Kevala jnana Madhyamaka Moksha Neo-Vedanta Tantra Yoga Yogachara East-Asia Taoism Other...
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  • (sarvajña-jñāna), the wisdom of the buddhas (buddha-jñāna), the wisdom of the Self- generated One (svayaṃbhu-jñāna), wisdom without a teacher (anācāryaka jñāna)...
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  • Especially "Brahman is Jñāna"; "The ultimate reality is Prajna". "Prajnanam Brahma" means "Brahma-Chaitanya" or "Brahma-Jñāna". The Mahāvākya is found...
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    didactic literature Subhāṣitas, Nīti·śataka, Bodhicary'âvatāra, Śṛṅgāra·jñāna·nirṇaya, Kalā·vilāsa, Catur·varga·saṅgraha, Nīti·mañjari, Mugdh'ôpadeśa...
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    The Bhāratīya Jñāna Paramparā Vibhāga or Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS) is a division of the Government of India's Ministry of Education which purports...
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    (8th century), who wrote commentaries and other works on jñāna yoga. In Advaita Vedanta, jñāna is attained from scripture, one's guru, and through a process...
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  • Traditionally, Hinduism identifies three mārga (ways) of spiritual practice, namely Jñāna(ज्ञान), the way of knowledge; Bhakti, the way of devotion; and Karma yoga...
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    underscores the view that bhakti (devotion) is also important along with jñāna (knowledge), as emphasised by the Bhakti movement. The first stanza of the...
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