Jnana
/dʒəˈnɑː.nə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman). Hinduism, countable, uncountable
"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."
- 2 Pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).