A Concise Encyclopaedia of Hinduism
author: Swami Harshananda
edition: 2008, Ramakrishna Math
pages: 2084
ISBN-13: 9788179070574
Topic: Hinduism
Encyclopaedia of Hinduism - Ksetrajna
This page describes Ksetrajna which is located on page 219 of the second 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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You can look up the meaning of the phrase “Ksetrajna” according to 51 books dealing with Hinduism. The following list shows a short preview of potential definitions.
Shrimad Bhagavad-gita [by Narayana Gosvami]
All are born from the combination of kshetra and kshetra-jna....
Read full contents: Verse 13.27
Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) [by Ramchandra Keshav Bhagwat]
Verse 13.26: “Any entity whatsoever, immobile or mobile, that comes into being; understand, O Bull of Bharata (clan), that it does so through the conjunction of the Field with the Field-knower. (1051) Commentary called Jnaneshwari by Jnaneshwar: You have already been preached the ‘Self —which is otherwise known as the Kshetrajna (kshetrajna—knower of the field), as also the ‘Kshetra (kshetra—Field). The aggregate of the beings is created from the union of these two....
Read full contents: Verse 13.26
A History of Indian Philosophy Volume 2 [by Surendranath Dasgupta]
The word cetana, which probably means consciousness, is described in the Gita as being a part of the changeable kshetra, and not the kshetra-jna. It may naturally be asked how, if the self was not a conscious principle, could it be described as kshetra-jna (that which knows the kshetra)?...
Read full contents: Part 5 - Avyakta and Brahman
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