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Jnanatripta, ñԲṛpٲ, Jnana-tripta: 1 definition

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Jnanatripta means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term ñԲṛpٲ can be transliterated into English as Jnanatrpta or Jnanatripta, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jnanatripta in Vedanta glossary
: Wikisource: Ashtavakra Gita

ñԲṛpٲ (ज्ञानतृप्त) refers to “one who has found satisfaction in (self-)knowledge�, according to the Aṣṭāvakragītā (5th century BC), an ancient text on spirituality dealing with Advaita-Vedānta topics.—Accordingly, [as Aṣṭavakra says to Janaka]: “Knowing yourself as truly one and indestructible, how could a wise man possessing self-knowledge like you feel any pleasure in acquiring wealth? [...] Seeing this world as pure illusion, and devoid of any interest in it, how should the strong-minded person, feel fear, even at the approach of death? Who is to be compared to the great souled person whose mind is free of desire even in disappointment, and who has found satisfaction in self-knowledge (ٳ-ñԲṛpٲ)? [tasyātmajñānatṛptasya tulanā kena jāyate] [...]�

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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