Jnanamaya, Jñānamaya, Jnana-maya: 12 definitions
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Jnanamaya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. 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.
Alternative spellings of this word include Gyanmay.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English TranslationJñānamāyā (ज्ञानमाया) is the name of a region stationed beyond Jñānabhoga, as defined in the Śivapurāṇa 1.17. Accordingly, “[...] at the end of the same [the fifty-six worlds ending with Ahiṃsāloka] is the wheel of Time (Kālacakra) and beyond the ken of Time there is the space called Kālātīta. [...] Beneath that is the Karmabhoga enjoyment as a result of activity. Beyond that point is Jñānabhoga (enjoyment due to knowledge). Beneath that point is Karmamāyā and beyond that point is Jñānamāyā”.
The Purana (पुराण, 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.
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Jñānamaya (ज्ञानमय) refers to “having the nature of wisdom”, according to the Bhūśalyasūtrapātananimittavidhi section of Jagaddarpaṇa’s Ācāryakriyāsamuccaya, a text within Tantric Buddhism dealing with construction manual for monasteries etc.—Accordingly, “The excellent master [= officiant] in steady meditation, gazing upon the centre of the tip of his nose, should cast the cord on the surface of the site which has been levelled following the rules exactly. [The cord,] into which [the five threads of the five colours] are twined, has as its nature the five wisdoms (pañca-jñāna-maya) and is purified. [It] does not have a knot, and is placed in the centre [of the site before casting]”.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryJñānamaya (ज्ञानमय).—a.
1) Consisting of knowledge, spiritual; इतरो दहने स्वकर्मणां ववृते ज्ञानमयेन वह्निना (itaro dahane svakarmaṇāṃ vavṛte jñānamayena vahninā) R.8.2.
2) Containing knowledge.
-yaḥ 1 The Supreme spirit.
2) An epithet of Śiva.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānamaya (ज्ञानमय).—mfn.
(-yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) 1. Consisting of knowledge, made up of it. 2. Spiritual. E. jñāna, and mayaṭ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānamaya (ज्ञानमय).—[jñāna + maya], adj., f. yī, Containing knowledge, [Mānavadharmaśāstra] 2, 7.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānamaya (ज्ञानमय).—[feminine] ī consisting of knowledge.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānamaya (ज्ञानमय):—[=jñāna-maya] [from jñāna > jñā] mfn. consisting of knowledge, [Muṇḍaka-upaniṣad] etc. (sarva-, [Manu-smṛti ii, 7])
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionaryJñānamaya (ज्ञानमय):—[(yaḥ-yī-yaṃ) a.] Consisting of or full of knowledge.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryJñānamaya (ज्ञानमय) [Also spelled gyanmay]:—(a) full of knowledge; knowledge incarnate.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJñānamaya (ಜ್ಞಾನಮಯ):—
1) [noun] that whose nature is illuminated by true knowledge.
2) [noun] (phil.) the fourth of the five vestures or sheaths that covers the individual soul.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Jnanamayakosha.
Ends with: Parajnanamaya, Parijnanamaya, Sarvajnanamaya, Vijnanamaya.
Full-text: Sarvajnanamaya, Jnanamayakosha, Parajnanamaya, Parijnanamaya, Jnanamayi, Jnanamudra, Vijnanamaya, Nanamayan, Gyanmay, Vijnanamaya-kosha, Cidrupa.
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Mahabharata (English) (by Kisari Mohan Ganguli)
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