jnana
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).
Noun [edit]
jnana (countable and uncountable; plural jnanas)
- (Hinduism) knowledge, as acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality Brahman.
- (Buddhism) pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances.
