Dharmajnana, Dharma-jnana, Dharmajñāna: 7 definitions

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Dharmajnana means something in Buddhism, Pali, 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.

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Dharmajnana in Mahayana glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra

Dharmajñāna (धर्मज्ञान) refers to the “knowledge of things” and represents one of the eleven “eleven knowledges” (jñāna), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 38. Accordingly, “the knowledge of things (dharmajñāna) is: a. the pure knowledge concerning things associated with the desire realm. b. the pure knowledge concerning the cause of things associated with the desire realm. c. the pure knowledge concerning the cessation of things associated with the desire realm. d. the pure knowledge concerning the path leading to the cessation of things associated with the desire realm. e. also the pure knowledge concerning the knowledge of the things themselves and its stage”.

Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Dharmajñāna (धर्मज्ञान) refers to the “knowledge of teachings”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Son of good family, there are eight purities of the insight (prajñā) of the Bodhisattvas. What are the eight? To with, [...] (5) although they teach four summaries of the dharma, they never see anything in impermanence, suffering, selfless, or quiescence; (6) although they teach to enter into action and duties, they are free from karmic result and also not disturbed by performing deeds; (7) although they are established in the knowledge of teachings (dharmajñāna) which is beyond discursive thinking, they elucidate the division of words of all teachings; (8) they attain the illumination of all teachings and teach living beings about impurity and purification”.

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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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General definition (in Buddhism)

[«previous next»] — Dharmajnana in Buddhism glossary
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Dharmajñāna (धर्मज्ञान) or simply Dharma refers to the “knowledge of dharma” and represents the fifth of the “ten knowledges” (jñāna) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 93). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., dharma-jñāna). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

[«previous next»] — Dharmajnana in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Dharmajñāna (धर्मज्ञान).—[neuter] knowledge of the law or one’s duty.

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

Dharmajñāna (धर्मज्ञान):—[=dharma-jñāna] [from dharma > dhara] n. knowledge of l° or duty, Hit

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

Dharmajñāna (धर्मज्ञान):—[dharma-jñāna] (naṃ) 1. n. Knowledge of duty.

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Dharmajnana in German

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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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