Pajanana, Pajānanā, Pajānana: 5 definitions
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Pajanana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit. 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.
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Pali-English dictionary
pajānanā : (f.) knowledge; understanding; discernment.
Pajānanā, (f.) (fr. pajānāti) knowledge, understanding, discernment; used in exegetical literature as syn. of paññā Nd2 380=Dhs. 16, 20, 555; Pug. 25; Nett 28, 54. As nt. °a at Vism. 436. (Page 387)
[Pali to Burmese]
pajānana—
(Burmese text): (၁) သိခြင်း၊ အထူး-အပြား-အားဖြင့်-ထိုးထွင်း၍-သိခြင်း။ (၂) ပညာ၊ ဉာဏ်၊ အထူး-အပြား-အားဖြင့်-ထိုးထွင်း၍-သိခြင်း-သိတတ်သော တရား။ (တိ) (၃) သိသော၊ အထူး-အပြား-အားဖြင့်-ထိုးထွင်း၍-သိတတ်သော၊ သူ။ (၄) သိရာ၊ အထူး-အပြား-အားဖြင့်-ထိုးထွင်း၍-သိရာ (အခါ)။ (၄) ပဇာနနကာလ-ကြည့်။
(Auto-Translation): (1) Knowledge, especially understanding deeply. (2) Wisdom, intelligence, a deep understanding of knowledge. (3) One who knows, especially one who has a deep understanding. (4) The process or occasion of knowing deeply. (5) See the Pajanana Kala.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Prakrit-English dictionary
1) Pajaṇaṇa (पजणण) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Prajanana.
2) Pajaṇaṇa (पजणण) also relates to the Sanskrit word: Prajanana.
Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Pajananahetu, Pajananakala, Pajananakara, Pajananakaradassana, Pajananakicca, Pajananalakkhana, Pajananamukha, Pajanananiyama, Pajananapanna, Pajananapariyaya, Pajananapatikkhepa, Pajananasabhava, Pajananasabhavadassanattha, Pajananattha, Pajananavidhi.
Full-text (+9): Pajananakala, Pajananasabhava, Pajananakara, Pajananapatikkhepa, Uggahamanasikarapajanana, Pajananahetu, Pajananamukha, Appajanana, Vinnanapajanana, Appanaparicchedappajanana, Pajananapariyaya, Lakkhanattayapajanana, Pajananalakkhana, Paccayakarapajanana, Rupapajanana, Pajananattha, Nirodhapajanana, Catusaccapajanana, Pajananapanna, Pajananakicca.
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Search found 5 books and stories containing Pajanana, Pa-na-na-yu, Pa-ñā-nā-yu, Pajānanā, Pajaṇaṇa, Pajānana; (plurals include: Pajananas, yus, Pajānanās, Pajaṇaṇas, Pajānanas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Buddhist Perspective on the Development of Social Welfare (by Ashin Indacara)
18. Definitions and Interpretations of Paññā < [Chapter 5 - The Accomplishment of Virtue and Wisdom]
Visuddhimagga (the pah of purification) (by Ñāṇamoli Bhikkhu)
A. Understanding (paññā) < [Chapter XIV - The Aggregates (khandha-niddesa)]
Philosophy of language in the Five Nikayas (by K.T.S. Sarao)
4. Language and Knowledge < [Chapter 4 - Philosophy of Language in the Five Nikāyas]
Milindapanha (questions of King Milinda) (by T. W. Rhys Davids)
Chapter 7 < [Book 3 - The Removal of Difficulties]
Chapter 1 < [Book 2 - The Distinguishing Characteristics of Ethical Qualities]
Maha Buddhavamsa—The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
(4) Fourth Pāramī: The Perfection of Wisdom (paññā-pāramī) < [Chapter 6 - On Pāramitā]