[Advaita-l] jnAna-vijnAna

[Mahadevan Babu]

That is a fantastic interpretation for the meaning of vijnAna.
Thanks
On 28/02/2007, at 5:16 PM, Shrinivas Gadkari wrote:

> Namaste,
>
> Another approach to understanding vijnAna:
>
> Let us translate jnAna as knowledge (about
> something).
> Example: brahmajnAna = knowledge about brahma.
> In the same spirit, vijnAna can mean knowledge
> about vi-kAra (the sound vi). And in sAmkhya,
> vikAra is the "cause" of transformation of
> prakRti. So vijnAna then is the knowledge that
> enables one to understand the "science" of
> transformation of prakRti. In this context, it
> is not surprising that scientific knowledge
> in general is referred to as "vijnAna" in
> many current Indian laguages.
>
> Regards,
> Shrinivas
>
>
>
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