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jnana
[ juh-nah-nuh ]
/ dʒəˈnɑ nə /
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noun Hinduism.
knowledge acquired through meditation and study as a means of reaching Brahman.
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Also called Brahmajnana .
Compare bhakti (def. 1), karma (def. 1).
Origin of jnana
First recorded in 1820–30, from Sanskrit jñāna “knowledge,” equivalent to jñā- “to know” + -na noun suffix; see origin at know1
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How to use jnana in a sentence
The attempt to make religion consist of emotion without thought, of bhakti without jnana, had disastrous issues.
Two Old Faiths|J. Murray Mitchell and William Muir