Jnanasattva, Jnana-sattva, Jñānasattva: 4 definitions
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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Jñānasattva (ज्ञानसत्त्व) refers to the “gnosis-being” and is used to describe Mañjuśrī-jñānasattva, according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī by Vilāsavajra, which is a commentary on the Nāmasaṃgīti.—Accordingly, [while describing Mañjuśrī-jñānasattva]—“[Next] he should visualise himself as the fortunate one, the gnosis-being (jñānasattva) [Mañjuśrī], born from the syllable a situated in the middle of that [wisdom-] wheel [situated in the heart of the Ādibuddha]. He has six faces, is radiant like the autumn moon, with the best of sapphires in his beautiful hair, with a halo that has the brilliance of the orb of the newly risen sun, with all the tathāgatas as [head-]ornaments, immersed in meditative concentration, seated on a variagated lotus throne, in tranquil mood, with a pair of books of the Prajñāpāramitā above blue lotuses held in his two hands”.
Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara SamadhiJñānasattva (ज्ञानसत्त्व) refers to the “knowledge being”, according to Buddhist teachings followed by the Newah in Nepal, Kathmandu Valley (whose roots can be traced to the Licchavi period, 300-879 CE).—Kalaśapūjā, “Kalaśa worship”, is the worship of a the ritual flask called the kalaśa, which is imagined to symbolize the body, which receives the samayasattva, “vow being”, which is the visualized deity, and the jñānasattva, “knowledge being”, which is the deities essence. The kalaśapūjā also includes the nirāñjana, which figuratively means “removing darkness” and involves burning fragrant scents in a clay pot and reciting mantras to purify the worshiper.
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesJñānasattva (ज्ञानसत्त्व) refers to the “gnosis-beings”, according to the 10th-century Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly: “[...] Every circle has its own sealing. The Yoginīs’ [sealing] is the Lord, no other sealing; [he is] powerful. And he should visualize the gnosis-meditation-beings [e.g., jñānasattva] in all circles. Here, a multitude of rays appears; [by means of the rays] he should draw the gnosis circle. [Its details are] to be known from [your] teacher’s instruction. [It is to be performed] with the letters jaḥ hūṃ vaṃ hoḥ. Then, various heroes and Yoginīs perform offering to the leader. [...]”.
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’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: WikiPedia: Buddhismjñānasattva (ज्ञानसत्त्व, "awareness-being"; Tib. ཡེ་ཤེས་སེམས་དཔའ་་, Wyl. ye shes sems dpa’)
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jnana, Sattva.
Ends with: Manjushrijnanasattva.
Full-text (+20): Prajnaparamita, Dashabhumishvara, Hridayaviharin, Bhumishvara, Viharitva, Dashabhumi, Vicintya, Shanmukha, Mananiya, Samayasattva, Kalasha, Niranjana, Cakresha, Madhyavartin, Sharacchashanka, Samadhisamapanna, Manjushrijnanasattva, Sarat, Vicitrapadmasana, Pustakadvaya.
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Guhyagarbha Tantra (with Commentary) (by Gyurme Dorje)
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Introduction 1.4: The preparation of the Offerings < [Chapter 9 (Text And Commentary)]
Shankaracharya and Ramana Maharshi (study) (by Maithili Vitthal Joshi)
Serpent Power (Kundalini-shakti), Introduction (by Arthur Avalon)