The Sanskrit term Kṛtyānuṣṭhānajñāna can be transliterated into English as Krtyanusthanajnana or Krityanushthanajnana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)

Kṛtyānuṣṭhānajñāna (कृत्यानुष्ठानज्ञान) refers to “praxis gnosis” and represents one of the “five gnoses” (pañcajñāna), according to the Nāmamantrārthāvalokinī by Vilāsavajra, which is a commentary on the Nāmasaṃgīti.—The five gnoses (pañcajñāna) in terms of various masteries are [e.g., kṛtyānuṣṭhānajñāna (praxis gnosis), with friendliness (maitrī) and compassion (karuṇā)]. [...] These associations are referenced to the Māyājālatantra in manuscript A (alone).

Source: OSU Press: Cakrasamvara Samadhi

Kṛtyanuṣṭhānajñāna (कृत्यनुष्ठानज्ञान) or “wisdom of action” refers to one of the “five wisdoms” (Pañcajñāna), according to the Saṃvaramaṇḍala of Abhayākaragupta’s Niṣpannayogāvalī, p. 45 and n. 145; (Cf. Cakrasaṃvaratantra, Gray, David B., 2007).—The crown of five skulls symbolize the pañcajñāna, "The Five Wisdoms": 1) ādarśajñāna, "mirror-like wisdom", 2) samatājñāna, "the wisdom of equality", 3) pratyavekṣājñāna, "discriminating wisdom", 4) kṛtyanuṣṭhānajñāna, "the wisdom of action", 5) tathatājñāna, "the wisdom of thusness".

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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.

General definition (in Buddhism)

Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha

Kṛtyānuṣṭhānajñāna (कृत्यानुष्ठानज्ञान) or simply Kṛtyānuṣṭhāna refers to the “knowledge of performanc” and represents the fourth 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., kṛtyānuṣṭhāna-jñāna). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.

Source: Google Books: Foundations of Indian Psychology

Kṛtyānuṣṭḥānajñāna (कृत्यानुष्ट्ःआनज्ञान) or simply Kṛtyānuṣṭḥāna refers to the “pristine wisdom of all-accomplishment” which represents one of the five inseparable aspects of pristine wisdom in Buddhist Psychology.—The ‘pristine wisdom of all-accomplishment’ (kṛtyānuṣṭḥānajñāna) is the creative wisdom of a fully awakened being. It represents the power for spontaneous accomplishments (anabhoga) instead of being bound to karma-driven actions. With the dawn of recognition, the aggregate of formation dissolves into this naturally accomplishing wisdom. The power that drives the afflictions of jealousy and competitiveness is released from its confused journey of aggression into that of effortless accomplishment.

Languages of India and abroad

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

Kṛtyānuṣṭhānajñāna (कृत्यानुष्ठानज्ञान).—nt., knowledge of the carrying out of duty, one of the 5 jñāna (q.v.) of a Tathāgata: Mahāvyutpatti 114; Dharmasaṃgraha 94.

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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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Partial matches: Krityanushthana, Jnana.

Full-text: Krityanushthana, Five Knowledges, Jnana, Pancajnana.

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