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Jnanaloka, ñԲǰ첹, ñǰ첹, Jnana-loka, Jnana-aloka: 3 definitions

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Jnanaloka means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jnanaloka in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ñԲǰ첹 (ज्ञानलोक) is the name of a region situated beyond the Karmaloka region, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.17. Accordingly, “[...] the Bindurūpa is beneath that point and Nādarūpa is beyond. The Karmaloka is beneath that point and ñԲǰ첹 is beyond that. Obeisance which is beyond that point quells pride and egotism. The word jan means evanescence, na is a negative particle. The word ñԲ, therefore, means that which wards off evanescence. Those who worship elements hover beneath that point. And those who worship spiritual things go beyond that point. [...]�.

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The Purana (पुरा�, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Vedanta (school of philosophy)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jnanaloka in Vedanta glossary
: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): (Advaita Vedanta)

ñǰ첹 (ज्ञानालो�) refers to the “light of gnosis�, according to the Māṇḍūkyopaniṣatkārikā 3.35cd-36.—Accordingly, while discussing Brahma (without attributes): “That very [mind, free of thought and restrained,] is fearless Brahma, [which is] the light of gnosis (ñǰ첹) [pervading] everywhere. [It is] unborn, devoid of sleep and dreaming, unnamed, formless, manifested [all] at once and omniscient [This statement] is not figurative in any way�.

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Vedanta (वेदान्�, vedānta) refers to a school of orthodox Hindu philosophy (astika), drawing its subject-matter from the Upanishads. There are a number of sub-schools of Vedanta, however all of them expound on the basic teaching of the ultimate reality (brahman) and liberation (moksha) of the individual soul (atman).

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Jnanaloka in Mahayana glossary
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

ñǰ첹 (ज्ञानालो�) refers to the “light of knowledge�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “Further, the so-called ‘insight (ñ)� is a word for calm because it is free from the flame of false discrimination; [...] a word for cultivation because it is the entering into the way of non-duality; a word for awakening because of the remarkable perfect awakening; a word for the dharma because it is free from desire. Since the light of knowledge (ñǰ첹) is the entrance into such a word, and not dependent on others, it is called insight. Since it is in accordance with the sky-like teaching among all the teachings of the Buddha, he accordingly does not produce thought-constructions or fiction even concerning the smallest dharma. That is the perfection of insight of the Bodhisattva becoming like the expanse of the sky. [...]�.

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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 ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.

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