# jnana

> English word · Noun · IPA /dʒəˈnɑː.nə/

## Definitions
1. The knowledge, acquired through meditation, that one's self (atman) is identical with Ultimate Reality (Brahman).
2. Pure awareness that is free of conceptual encumbrances.

## Etymology
From Sanskrit ज्ञान (jñāna, “knowledge”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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