The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1171 page)
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(Skt., ‘knowledge section’). Those portions, whether individual sentences or longer passages, of Vedic revelation (
ruti
) dealing with knowledge (
jñ
na
), in which significant and authoritative statements are made concerning the nature of
Brahman
. The knowledge section of the
Vedas
is contrasted with the ‘action section’ (
karmak
a
).
ruti) dealing with knowledge (
jñ
na), in which significant and authoritative statements are made concerning the nature of
Brahman
. The knowledge section of the
Vedas
is contrasted with the ‘action section’ (
karmak
a).
Jñ
na-mudra
na-mudraThe Hindu
mudra
(hand symbol) encapsulating knowledge: the index finger and thumb are joined, with the fingers outstretched; the finger (
j
va
) is united with the thumb (
tman
), in the truth which points (outstretched fingers) beyond itself to what is real.
mudra
(hand symbol) encapsulating knowledge: the index finger and thumb are joined, with the fingers outstretched; the finger (
j
va) is united with the thumb (
tman), in the truth which points (outstretched fingers) beyond itself to what is real.
Jñanapañcami
(Jain festival)
:
(Jain festival)
:
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