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Meaning of "jnana"

Word

Jnana

Sanskrit

ज्ञान

IAST

jñāna

In General

Knowledge; knowledge of Brahman, the Absolute; also denotes the process of reasoning by which the Ultimate Truth is attained. The word is generally used to denote the knowledge by which one is aware of one’s identity with Brahman.

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