Brahmajnana, Brahmajñāna, Brahman-jnana: 19 definitions
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Brahmajnana means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—One of the four means of attaining mukti.*
- * Vāyu-purāṇa 105. 16.
The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s 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.
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) refers to “knowledge of brahma”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) refers to—Impersonal knowledge.
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’).
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) refers to “knowledge of the absolute”, according to Sāhib Kaul’s Śārikāstrotra.—Accordingly, “With true devotion I worship that divine and omnipresent Śārikā, who bears the crescent moon on her head, who grants liberation, destroys delusion everywhere, destroys the bad fear of meeting a wrong death. O mother Śārikā, whoever devotedly recites your tāra-syllable, which carries one across the ocean of transmigration, may, when his wisdom is ripened through the knowledge of the absolute (brahmajñāna-prauḍhā), even put to shame the Lord of the Word. [...]”.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
Yoga (school of philosophy)
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) refers to the “gnosis of Brahma” (in the form of cessation), according to the Amanaska Yoga treatise dealing with meditation, absorption, yogic powers and liberation.—Accordingly, as Īśvara says to Vāmadeva: “[...] [Now], I shall define the nature of that highest, mind-free absorption which arises for those devoted to constant practice. [...] Just as the salty taste intrinsically inherent [in salt,] is effortlessly obtained from a salty substance, so gnosis of Brahma (brahmajñāna) [in the form of] cessation [which is intrinsically inherent in the mind] is effortlessly [obtained] from the mind. [...]”.
Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) refers to the “knowledge of brahman”, according to the fifth chapter of the Jayākhyasaṃhitā: a Pāñcarātra Āgama text composed of 4500 verses in 33 chapters dealing with topics such as mantra (formulas), japa (repetitions), dhyāna (meditations), mudrā (gesticulations), nyāsa (concentrations) etc. Description of the chapter [brahmajñāna-utpatti-ākhyāna]:—To obtain knowledge of Brahman experientially one may also undertake yogic disciplines, because through these introverted processes one comes to understand oneself and this, in turn, gives one an impression of the nature of parabrahman. [...] Of the two means to move toward Brahmajñāna (brahman-knowledge)—formal yoga and mantra practice—the latter is both easier and more certain (31-47a).
Pancaratra (पाञ्चरात्र, pāñcarātra) represents a tradition of Hinduism where Narayana is revered and worshipped. Closeley related to Vaishnavism, the Pancaratra literature includes various Agamas and tantras incorporating many Vaishnava philosophies.
Shaivism (Shaiva philosophy)
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) refers to one of the topics discussed in the Mahāmokṣa-Tantra, a Sanskrit manuscript collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Mahāmokṣatantra manuscript, consisting of 3,024 ślokas (metrical verses), is deposit: Dhaka, Vikramapura Majhapada, Babu Rasavihari Raya. It deals with the salvation, cosmogony (i.e., the order of cosmic regions) and contains a bibliography of Tantric literature.— The catalogue includes the term—Brahmajñāna-yoga in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—62 tame paṭale,–brahmajñānayogakathanam.
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.
India history and geography
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) or Brahmajñānatantra is the name of a Tantra categorized as “Rathakrānta”, and is mentioned in a (further unknown) book in the possession of Kamlesh Punyark [=Śrī Kamaleśa Puṇyārka or श्री कमलेश पुण्यार्क].—This book contains a detailed discussion of the basics of Tantra and opens with a list of three times sixty-four Tantras. One such text is the ब्रह्मज्ञान-तन्त्रम् [brahmajñāna-tantram] or ब्रह्मज्ञान [brahmajñāna].
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—n (S) Knowledge of brahma as the cause and the essence of the universe,--as, according to the Vedant system, the substantive basis of all bodies and beings physical, spiritual, and divine. See under brahma. Applied freely in the general sense of Divine, spiritual, sacred, or holy knowledge. Pr. lōkāsa sāṅgē bra0 āpaṇa kōraḍā pāṣāṇa.
brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—n Knowledge of bramha as the cause and the essence of the universe. Divine knowledge.
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.
Sanskrit dictionary
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—knowledge about Brahman; वेदान्तसाङ्ख्यसिद्धान्त- ब्रह्मज्ञानं वदाम्यहम् (vedāntasāṅkhyasiddhānta- brahmajñānaṃ vadāmyaham) Garuḍa. P.
Derivable forms: brahmajñānam (ब्रह्मज्ञानम्).
Brahmajñāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and jñāna (ज्ञान).
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Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—true or divine knowledge, knowledge of the identity of the universe with Brahma; ब्रह्मज्ञान- प्रभासंध्याकालो गच्छति धीमताम् (brahmajñāna- prabhāsaṃdhyākālo gacchati dhīmatām) Paśupata. Up.7.
Derivable forms: brahmajñānam (ब्रह्मज्ञानम्).
Brahmajñāna is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms brahman and jñāna (ज्ञान).
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—n.
(-naṃ) Spiritual wisdom. E. brahma and jñāna knowledge.
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान).—[neuter] knowledge of sacred things or writings.
1) Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—by Śaṅkarācārya. L. 956.
2) Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान):—[anonymous] Bd. 609.
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान):—[=brahma-jñāna] [from brahma > brahman] n. divine or sacred knowledge ([especially] kn° of the universal permeation of the one Spirit as taught by the Vedānta), spiritual wisdom, [Harivaṃśa; Bhartṛhari]
Brahmajñāna (ब्रह्मज्ञान):—[brahma-jñāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Spiritual wisdom.
[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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Brahmajñāna (ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಜ್ಞಾನ):—[noun] the knowledge of universal permeation of the one Spirit as taught by the vedanta (or the philosophy of upanishads); spiritual wisdom.
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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