A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ajnana
This page describes Ajnana which is located on page 77 of the first volume in the book: A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism by Swami Harshananda. This book, known as “a concise encyclopaedia of hinduism”, includes a vast amount of topics covering general aspects on Hinduism, but also contains important aspects regarding Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism This page contains an online preview of the full text and summarizes technical terms, as well as information if you want to buy this book.
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Preceptors of Advaita [by T. M. P. Mahadevan]
Nescience Ajnana or nescience is the material cause of all illusion. Just as a single principle continues to manifest itself both in the seed and the sprout, the earth and the pot, one beginningless persistent cause produces all the empirical existence. There is no necessity that when the cause is present, the effect is necessarily present. Otherwise, since ajnana is always present, the illusion will constantly be present. This ajnana is beginningless....
Read full contents: 13. Vimuktatman
Shankaracharya and Ramana Maharshi (study) [by Maithili Vitthal Joshi]
We have realised, i. e. , regarded as real, what is unreal, the not-Self. ” [Day by Day with Bhagavan] pp. 297-298; See also [Day by Day with Bhagavan] p. 181 (* 10) “Vritti jnana alone can destroy ‘ajnana (ignorance)....
Read full contents: Chapter 3.4(a) - Ramana Maharshi on Moksha (introduction)
Shat-cakra-nirupana (the six bodily centres) [by Arthur Avalon]
As the sun dispels darkness, so does He dispel nescience (Ajnana) and delusion (Moha). (* 1) There are seventeen Kalas (digits) of the Moon, but the nectar- dropping Ama and the Nirvana-kala are only at this stage revealed. The other Kalas are mentioned in Skanda-Purana Prabhasa-Khanda. (* 2) The Bliss of liberation and that arising from the union of Shiva and Shakti: vide post. (* 3) Ajnana. (* 4) Moha. This verse occurs in Tripura-sara-samuccaya, ch....
Read full contents: Verse 42
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