jagat
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"world"; the existing or manifested universe.
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jagrat
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the waking state; associated with Vishva and annamaya-kosha.
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jambu
(Language: Sanskrit)
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Eugenia jambolana, "black plum" or jambu tree.
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janavasam
(Language: Tamil)
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The place where the bridegroom and his people were accommodated on the eve of marriage. Currently, it is described as; the groom is taken through the streets on the eve of the wedding.
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japa
(Language: Sanskrit)
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repetition" of a mantra or sacred formula
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jatakarma
(alternate spellings: jatakarman)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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A samskāra (rite or ceremony)performed for the well-being of a new-born son.
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jati
(Language: Sanskrit)
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One of the many subdivisions of a varna.
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jiva
(Language: Sanskrit)
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the individual soul; the living being.
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jivan-mukta
(Language: Sanskrit)
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one who is liberated while still alive in the body.
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jivan-mukti
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the state of liberation while still alive in the body.
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jivatman
(Language: Sanskrit)
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the individual self.
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jnana
(alternate spellings: jñana)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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Knowing or understanding.
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jnana-kanda
(alternate spellings: jñana-kanda)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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the wisdom portion of the Vedas
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jnana-marga
(alternate spellings: jñana-marga)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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the spiritual "path" (mārgav) of "knowledge" (jñāna) and intellection.
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jnana-yoga
(alternate spellings: jñana-yoga)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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the spiritual path of knowledge or wisdom.
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Jnanasambandhar
(alternate spellings: sambandhamurti, sambandhar, tirujnanasathbandhar)
(Language: Tamil)
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One of the great figures of Southern Saivism. He is believed to have performed a number of miracles and played a notable role in restoring the glory of Vedic religion.
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jnanendriya
(alternate spellings: jñanendriya)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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the organs of sense-knowledge.
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jnanin
(alternate spellings: jnani, jñani, jñanin)
(Language: Sanskrit)
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a person whose relationship with God is based primarily on sapiential knowledge or gnosis
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