Vijanana, Vijānana: 9 definitions
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Vijanana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryvijānana : (nt.) knowledge; recognition.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryVijānana, (nt.) (the diæretic form of Sk. vijñāna: cp. jānana=ñāṇa) recognition, knowing, knowledge, discrimination Vian 452; DhsA. 141. (Page 617)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryVijanana (विजनन).—Birth, procreation, delivery.
Derivable forms: vijananam (विजननम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryVijānana (विजानन).—(nt.; = Pali id.; to pres. vijānati plus -ana), knowledge, knowing; dat. °nāya as inf., § 36.15: te śaknu- vanti imi (better with best mss. ima = imaṃ) dharma °nanāya Lalitavistara 420.22 (verse); most mss. and Calcutta (see LV.) °natāya (vijāna = °nant plus -tā), but °nanāya is more normal in [Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit].
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijanana (विजनन).—n.
(-naṃ) Birth, bearing, delivery. E. vi, jan to be born, aff. lyuṭ .
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijanana (विजनन).—[vi-jan + ana], n. Birth, delivery.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijanana (विजनन):—[=vi-janana] [from vi-jan] n. the act of generating or bringing forth, birth, delivery, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halāyudha, hemacandra, etc.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryVijanana (विजनन):—[vi-janana] (naṃ) 1. n. Birth, delivery.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.
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Ends with: Avijanana, Sudvijanana.
Full-text: Vaijanana, Five Wisdoms, Vinnanadhatu, Alaya.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
Section XV < [Bhagavat-Gita Parva]
Cidgaganacandrika (study) (by S. Mahalakshmi)
Part 1b - Śāktopāya (spiritual progression) < [Krama system and Trika school]
Buddhism in a Nutshell (by Narada Mahathera)
Stupas in Orissa (Study) (by Meenakshi Chauley)
Buddha Images < [Chapter 5]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
A. Understanding (paññā) < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]
B. Description of the Five Aggregates < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]
A Manual of Abhidhamma (by Nārada Thera)
52 Kinds of Mental States < [Chapter II - Mental States]