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jnana

/dʒəˈnɑː.nə/ UK
/dʒnɑːn(ə)/ South Asia
/ɡjɑːn(ə)/ South Asia

noun jnanas · gnana · gyan · jñāna

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.
countable, uncountable Pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances.

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noun (Hinduism) the knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman)

中文	智 zhì
हिन्दी	ज्ञान jñān
Русский	джня́на džnjána, джна́на džnána, гья́на gʹjána

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@misc{jnana_2026,
  title = {jnana},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/jnana},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}