jnana
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]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.