Atmajnana, Ātmajñāna, Atman-jnana: 14 definitions

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Atmajnana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.

In Hinduism

Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)

Source: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtam

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान) refers to:—Knowledge of the self. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

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Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).

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Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान) refers to the “knowledge of the self”, according to the Vārāṇasīmāhātmya verse 1.116-125.—Accordingly, “Engaged in the path of the observance of the skull, the Lord wanders, free from attachment, displaying the Lokamārga and the supreme Lokātīta. And the lokas are designated ‘bound souls’, including gods, demons and men. No one realizes the supreme certainty with respect to knowledge of the self (ātmajñāna). And except for Śarva, the supreme god, there is no such behaviour of another [God]. No other god has certainty of knowledge. There is no such behaviour anywhere in the world with all its Gods. [...]”.

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Shaiva (शैव, śaiva) or Shaivism (śaivism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshiping Shiva as the supreme being. Closely related to Shaktism, Shaiva literature includes a range of scriptures, including Tantras, while the root of this tradition may be traced back to the ancient Vedas.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Atmajnana in Mahayana glossary
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान) refers to “one’s own knowledge”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “How then, son of good family, does the Bodhisattva know the essential character of behaviour of all living beings? There, son of good family, are eighty-four thousand kinds of behaviour of living beings, and these are the basic words of a summary. The behaviour of all living beings, which is immeasurable, unthinkable, and ineffable, is known by the knowledge of a Buddha, but not by the knowledge of the disciples, the isolated Buddhas, or the knowledge of Bodhisattva. Thus the Bodhisattva penetrates the characteristics of behaviour of all beings through the presence of the Buddhas and his own knowledge. (ātmajñāna) [...]”.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Atmajnana in Marathi glossary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान).—n (S) Knowledge of self (i. e. of spirit or of God). Ex. prāpta hōtāṃ ā0 || bhrāntitama jāya nirasūna svayēṃ ||

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान).—n Knowledge of self (i. e. of Spirit or of God.)

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Atmajnana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान).—

1) self-knowledge.

2) spiritual knowledge, knowledge of the soul or the Supreme Spirit; सर्वेषामपि चैतेषामात्मज्ञानं परं स्मृतम् (sarveṣāmapi caiteṣāmātmajñānaṃ paraṃ smṛtam) Manusmṛti 12.85,92.

3) true wisdom.

Derivable forms: ātmajñānam (आत्मज्ञानम्).

Ātmajñāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and jñāna (ज्ञान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान).—n.

(-naṃ) Spiritual knowledge, true wisdom. E. ātman and jñāna knowledge.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान).—n. the knowledge of the universal soul, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 12, 85.

Ātmajñāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms ātman and jñāna (ज्ञान).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान).—[neuter] self-knowledge; knowledge of the all-soul.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान):—[=ātma-jñāna] [from ātma > ātman] n. self-knowledge, [Mahābhārata v, 990 and 1167]

2) [v.s. ...] knowledge of the soul or supreme spirit, [Manu-smṛti xii, 85 and 92; Mahābhārata; Vedāntasāra]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Ātmajñāna (आत्मज्ञान):—[ātma-jñāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Self-knowledge.

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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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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Atmajnana in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ātmajñāna (ಆತ್ಮಜ್ಞಾನ):—[noun] the knowledge of self; the Supreme knowledge; the spiritual or divine wisdom.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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