Tuesday, January 21, 2020

Tattva-Jnana (Knowledge of the Categories)

Sanskrit Devanagari Calligraphy Lettering - Tattva-Jnana (Knowledge of the Categories)

Tattva-Jnana

Sanskrit: तत्त्वज्ञान
Transliteration: Tattva-Jnana (IAST)
Translation: “Brahman realization; apprehension of the real; knowledge of the categories

तत्त्व – Tattva – category; truth; the essence of things; reality; principle; “that-ness” (from tat – the nominizing suffix + tvam – “ness”)

ज्ञान – Jñāna – knowledge; wisdom; comprehension (from the verb root jñā – “to know”)

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

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