Jnanashalin, Jnana-shali, Jñānaśālī, Jñānaśālin, Jnana-shalin: 1 definition

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Jnanashalin means something in 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.

The Sanskrit terms Jñānaśālī and Jñānaśālin can be transliterated into English as Jnanasali or Jnanashali or Jnanasalin or Jnanashalin, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

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Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (yoga)

Jñānaśālin (ज्ञानशालिन्) refers to “knowledgable (persons)”, according to the Amṛtasiddhi, a 12th-century text belonging to the Haṭhayoga textual tradition.—Accordingly, “Omniscience, which brings about complete understanding of the triple body, should be known by the knowledgable (jñānaśālin) to be the mark of he whose mind has been mastered”.

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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).

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