Word glossary
Terms and definitions
Every technical term used in this portal, with a short gloss, a longer note, and the chapters where it matters.
2 terms
- Jñānopayogaज्ञानोपयोग
- Determinate knowing — knowledge with specific content.
- Eight kinds: the five knowledges plus mati-ajñāna, śruta-ajñāna and vibhaṅga-jñāna.
- Chapter 2
- Upayogaउपयोग
- Conscious attention — the defining mark of the soul.
- Two-fold: jñānopayoga (determinate, eight kinds) and darśanopayoga (indeterminate, four kinds). Present in every soul at all times, including liberation.
- Chapter 2