Jnanarnava, Jnana-arnava, Jñānārṇava: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Source: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (shaktism)Jñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) or Jñānārṇavatantra is considered to be one of the foremost textual composions of the worship of Srividya emphasizes the worship of ‘Tripuri’ who is identified as the embodiment of ‘jnana’ (knowledge/wisdom); Conisting of 26 Chapters (Patalas) the text describes the functioning of the cakras or nerve plexes within the body and the wonderful power of the various mudras, yantras and bija mantras in the worship of Shridevi/Tripuri/Gayatri and other forms of the supreme mother such as Bhairavi, Annapurna etc.
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.
Pancaratra (worship of Nārāyaṇa)
Source: Wisdom Library: Pancaratra (Samhita list)1) Jñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) is the name of an ancient Pāñcarātra Saṃhitā mentioned in the Padmasaṃhitā: the most widely followed of Saṃhitā covering the entire range of concerns of Pāñcarātra doctrine and practice (i.e., the four-fold formulation of subject matter—jñāna, yoga, kriyā and caryā) consisting of roughly 9000 verses.—[Cf. Jñānapāda chapter 1, verses 99-114]—First is explained the folly of following more than one Saṃhitā for a single series of rituals. Then the names of the 108 Tantras of the Pāñcarātra corpus are named [e.g., Jñānārṇava]. Even those who repeat these 108 titles will gain salvation.
2) Jñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) or Jñānārṇavasaṃhitā is also mentioned in the Hayaśīrṣasaṃhitā: a large Pāñcarātra Āgama consisting of roughly 6500 verses dealing primarily with architecture, temple-building and consecration rituals and iconography.
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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: MDPI Books: The Ocean of HeroesJñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) refers to the “ocean of gnosis”, according to colophon 11 of the Ḍākārṇava-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Saṃvara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.—Accordingly, “This ends the great king of Yoginītantras named ‘Glorious Ocean of Ḍākas’, the king of Tantras, [which is] the same as the so-called ‘the First of the Six Oceans’, [namely] the first, the ‘Ocean of Ḍākas’, residing on the ‘Ocean of Yoga’, ‘[Ocean of] Gnosis’ [e.g., jñānārṇava], ‘[Ocean of] Restraint’, ‘[Ocean of] Actions’, and ‘[Ocean of] Truth’”.
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.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
Source: academia.edu: Is the Jain Mantra for an Enlightened Soul Arhaṃ or Arhraṃ?Jñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) by Śubhacandra (11th-century) is an influential Digambara text describing Mantric purification rites.—Virtually nothing is known about Śubhacandra, but the Jñānārṇava also outlines the rituals required on the lay path to liberation, and scholars have placed the text in the century preceding Hemacandra, because chapters 7–10 of the Yogaśāstra draw heavily from chapters 34–37 of the Jñānārṇava. These chapters of the Yogaśāstra and Jñānarṇava focus on meditation (dhyāna), and both texts require practitioners to begin their meditations with visualizations of the elements (here termed dhāraṇā)
Source: Shodhganga: An Analytical Study of YogadrstisamuccayaJñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) is he name of a treatise on Jain Yoga composed by Ācārya Śubhacandra (10th century A.D.).—Jñānārṇava is also called Dhyānaśāstra by its author. The edition of Jñānārṇava, which was edited by Balchandra Shastri and published by Jain Sanskriti Sanrakshak Sangh in 1977, contained thirty nine prakaraṇas of the text Jñānārṇava. While the edition of Jñānārṇava, which was published by Raychandra Jain Shastramala in 1927, contained fourty two prakaraṇa of the text. In the present thesis we have referred the edition of the Jñānārṇava which was published in 1977. In this treatise he has explained in detail the concept of meditation and types of meditation. He has stated which places are appropriate for meditation and which not appropriate. Moreover, the most unique contribution of Jñānārṇava is narration tritattva namely śivatattva, garuḍatattva and kāmatattva .In the 19th prakaraṇa of Jñānārṇva Ācārya Śubhacandra has discussed the three categories of a soul namely extrovert soul, introvert soul and supreme soul.
Source: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve ReflectionsJñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) is the name of an 11th century a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—According to Johrāpurkar and Kāslīvāl (1975: 93), the Jñānārṇava was Śubhacandra’s only work in Sanskrit and is quite significant, and still popular. It has 42 chapters and about 2100 verses , and was the first thorough 119 investigation into meditation in the Jain tradition. It contains an account of the limbs of yoga practice such as prāṇāyāma, etc., and an investigation into the methods of meditation such as piṇḍastha, padastha, etc. It also contains an explanation in simple language of the necessary matters concerning the lifestyle of a mendicant—the great vows, anuprekṣā, etc
Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum1) Jñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—paur. Pheh. 4.
2) Jñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव):—tantra. Ulwar 2139. Extr. 622. Jñānārṇave Bālāhṛdayastotra. Ulwar 2243.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) Jñānārṇava (ज्ञानार्णव):—[from jñāna > jñā] m. ‘knowledge-ocean’, a wise man, [Bṛhan-nāradīya-purāṇa, 38 adhyāya i, 23]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of a Tantra
3) [v.s. ...] of a work (by Śubha-candra), [Nirṇayasindhu i, 515]
4) [v.s. ...] of a manual on med. by Yama-rāja, [Brahma-purāṇa i, 16, 17.]
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Partial matches: Jnana, Arnava.
Starts with: Jnanarnava nityatantra, Jnanarnavasamhita, Jnanarnavatantra.
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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary) (by Vijay K. Jain)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (by Rajendralala Mitra)
Yogadrstisamuccaya of Haribhadra Suri (Study) (by Riddhi J. Shah)
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Chapter 6.1 - Influence of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya (Introduction) < [Chapter 6 - Influence of the Yogadṛṣṭisamuccaya]
Chapter 1.3 - From Kundakundācārya (Kundakunda) to Haribhadrasūri < [Chapter 1 - The Jain Yoga Tradition—A Historical Review]
Preksha meditation: History and Methods (by Samani Pratibha Pragya)
11.5. Digambara Meditation: Śubhacandra (11th c. CE) < [Chapter 2 - Pre-Modern History of Meditation in Jainism]
5. Sources on Pre-Modern Forms of Jaina Meditation < [Chapter 1 - Introduction]
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