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

Words nearby jnana

jizz, JJ, JK, Jl., JM, jnana, jnana-marga, jnd, Jno., Jnr, jnt.

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