Anubhava | Direct Personal Experience

Anubhava

Anubhava (IAST)
Translation: "direct personal experience"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: अनुभव
Transliteration: Anubhava
Translation: "perception; direct presentation; knowledge; experience"
Definition:

1. According to Jainism, the result or retribution of an action; intensity.
2. According to Advaita Vedānta, it is the final court of appeal: hear the truth—Śruti; reflect upon it—Yukti; direct personal experience—Anubhava.

Reference:

1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press