Jnanamaya, Jnana-maya, 闯帽腻苍补尘补测补: 13 definitions
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Jnanamaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Gyanmay.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJ帽膩nam膩y膩 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶距く啶�) is the name of a region stationed beyond J帽膩nabhoga, as defined in the 艢ivapur膩峁嘺 1.17. Accordingly, 鈥淸...] at the end of the same [the fifty-six worlds ending with Ahi峁僺膩loka] is the wheel of Time (K膩lacakra) and beyond the ken of Time there is the space called K膩l膩t墨ta. [...] Beneath that is the Karmabhoga enjoyment as a result of activity. Beyond that point is J帽膩nabhoga (enjoyment due to knowledge). Beneath that point is Karmam膩y膩 and beyond that point is J帽膩nam膩y膩鈥�.
The Purana (啶啶班ぞ啶�, pur膩峁嘺s) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India鈥檚 vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: Brill: 艢aivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�) refers to 鈥渉aving the nature of wisdom鈥�, according to the Bh奴艣alyas奴trap膩tananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpa峁嘺鈥檚 膧c膩ryakriy膩samuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.鈥擜ccordingly, 鈥淭he excellent master [= officiant] in steady meditation, gazing upon the centre of the tip of his nose, should cast the cord on the surface of the site which has been levelled following the rules exactly. [The cord,] into which [the five threads of the five colours] are twined, has as its nature the five wisdoms (辫补帽肠补-箩帽腻苍补-尘补测补) and is purified. [It] does not have a knot, and is placed in the centre [of the site before casting]鈥�.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�).鈥�a.
1) Consisting of knowledge, spiritual; 啶囙い啶班 啶︵す啶ㄠ 啶膏啶掂啶班啶ぃ啶距 啶掂さ啷冟い啷� 啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶啶� 啶掂す啷嵿え啶苦え啶� (itaro dahane svakarma峁嚹佱箖 vav峁泃e j帽膩namayena vahnin膩) R.8.2.
2) Containing knowledge.
-ya岣� 1 The Supreme spirit.
2) An epithet of 艢iva.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�).鈥攎fn.
(-测补岣�-测墨-测补峁�) 1. Consisting of knowledge, made up of it. 2. Spiritual. E. 箩帽腻苍补, and 尘补测补峁� aff.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�).鈥擺j帽膩na + maya], adj., f. 测墨, Containing knowledge, [惭腻苍补惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣腻蝉迟谤补] 2, 7.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�).鈥擺feminine] 墨 consisting of knowledge.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�):鈥擺=箩帽腻苍补-尘补测补] [from j帽膩na > j帽膩] mfn. consisting of knowledge, [Mu峁囜笉aka-upani峁d] etc. (sarva-, [Manu-sm峁泃i ii, 7])
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�):鈥擺(ya岣�-测墨-ya峁�) a.] Consisting of or full of knowledge.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�) [Also spelled gyanmay]:鈥�(a) full of knowledge; knowledge incarnate.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (嗖溹硩嗖炧簿嗖ㄠ伯嗖�):鈥�
1) [noun] that whose nature is illuminated by true knowledge.
2) [noun] (phil.) the fourth of the five vestures or sheaths that covers the individual soul.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
: unoes: Nepali-English Dictionary闯帽腻苍补尘补测补 (啶溹啶炧ぞ啶ㄠぎ啶�):鈥攁dj. full of knowledge; n. Mythol. an epithet of Brahma;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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Starts with: Jnanamayakosha.
Full-text: Jnanamayakosha, Sarvajnanamaya, Gyaanamay, Gyanmay, Parajnanamaya, Parijnanamaya, Jnanamayi, Jnanamudra, Vijnanamaya, Nanamayan, Vijnanamayakosha, Cidrupa.
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