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  2. List of English words of Sanskrit origin - Wikipedia

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    from Sanskrit मन्त्र mantra-s which means "a holy message or text". [67] Maya from Sanskrit माया māyā, a religious term related with illusion. [68] Moksha from Sanskrit मोक्ष moksha, liberation from the cycle of death and rebirth. [69] Mugger

  3. Jñāna - Wikipedia

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    In Indian philosophy and religions, jñāna (Sanskrit: ज्ञान, [ˈdʑɲaːnɐ]) [1] [a] is "knowledge". The idea of jñāna centers on a cognitive event which is recognized when experienced. It is knowledge inseparable from the total experience of reality, especially the total or divine reality . [2]

  4. Prajñā (Hinduism) - Wikipedia

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    The Sanskrit word प्रज्ञा (Prajña) is the compound of "प्र (pra-)" which prefix means – before, forward, fulfiller, and used as the intensifier but rarely as a separate word [1] and "ज्ञ (jna)" which means - knowing or familiar with. [2]

  5. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    A knowledge of the attaining the supreme told to Arjuna by Krishna on the Kurukshetra battlefield. Bhagavan Bhagavan is a term used to refer to a god. Bhagavata Worship of Bhagavat Vishnu. Bhagavati A word for female Hindu deities. Bhajan A Hindu devotional song as a spiritual practice. Bhakti A Hindu word for faith, devotion or love to god. Bharat

  6. Vidya (philosophy) - Wikipedia

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    Vidya (Sanskrit: विद्या, IAST: vidyā) figures prominently in all texts pertaining to Indian philosophy – meaning science, learning, knowledge, and scholarship. Most importantly, it refers to valid knowledge, which cannot be contradicted, and true knowledge, which is the intuitively-gained knowledge of the self.

  7. Para Vidya - Wikipedia

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    There are two different kinds of knowledge to be acquired – 'the higher knowledge' or Para Vidya (Sanskrit: परा विद्या )and 'the lower knowledge' or Apara Vidya. The lower knowledge consists of all textual knowledge - the four Vedas, the science of pronunciation etc., the code of rituals, grammar, etymology, metre and astrology.

  8. Category:Sanskrit words and phrases - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Sanskrit words and phrases" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 319 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

  9. Jijnasa - Wikipedia

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    Ascent to higher levels of living, losing oneself to find the higher self can be achieved through jijnasa or disinterested passion for knowledge. It lifts man out of his narrow limits and makes him forget his self in the contemplation of the universal principles of existence. Knowledge pursued for the sake of power or fame does not take us far.