The Sanskrit term Jñānaśāstra can be transliterated into English as Jnanasastra or Jnanashastra, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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

Jñānaśastra (ज्ञानशस्त्र) refers to the “sword of knowledge”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘Excellent! Excellent, son of good family! Son of good family, you have done well to ask the Tathāgata. [...] You have been clad in the armour of great friendliness and great compassion, have honored the immeasurable Buddhas, have been never satisfied to seek the dharma (dharmaparyeṣṭi), have transcended all aspects of conceit by means of the sword of knowledge (jñānaśastra), have constantly strived for the benefit of living beings, [...]’”,

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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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Jñānaśāstra (ज्ञानशास्त्र).—the science of fortune-telling.

Derivable forms: jñānaśāstram (ज्ञानशास्त्रम्).

Jñānaśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jñāna and śāstra (शास्त्र).

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

Jñānaśāstra (ज्ञानशास्त्र).—n. a work on soothsaying, [Lassen, Anthologia Sanskritica.] 36, 14.

Jñānaśāstra is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms jñāna and śāstra (शास्त्र).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Jñānaśāstra (ज्ञानशास्त्र) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—vedānta. Oppert. Ii, 9719.

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

Jñānaśāstra (ज्ञानशास्त्र):—[=jñāna-śāstra] [from jñāna > jñā] n. the science of fortune-telling, [Vetāla-pañcaviṃśatikā v, 4/5.]

[Sanskrit to German]

Jnanashastra 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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Shastra, Jnana.

Ends with: Padarthavijnanashastra, Vijnanashastra.

Full-text: Vijnanashastra, Pashupata.

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Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)

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Laghu-yoga-vasistha (by K. Narayanasvami Aiyar)

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Shrimad Bhagavad-gita (by Narayana Gosvami)

Verse 2.11 < [Chapter 2 - Sāṅkhya-yoga (Yoga through distinguishing the Soul from the Body)]

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Shakti and Shakta (by John Woodroffe)

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