Jñāna In Indian philosophy and religions, (ज्ञान, ) is “knowledge”. The idea of jñāna centers on a cognitive event which is recognized when experienced. It is knowledge inseparable from the total experience of reality, especially a total or divine reality (Brahman). The root ज्ञा- jñā- is cognate to English know, as well as to the Greek γνώ- (as in γνῶσις gnosis) and Lithuanian žinoti. Its antonym is अज्ञान ajñāna “ignorance”....
Josephine MacLeod name Josephine MacLeod birth_date 1858 birth_place United States death_date 15 October 1949 death_place Hollywood, California occupation Religious activist nationality American yearsactive 1895–1949 relatives Betty Leggett (sister), Alberta Montagu, Countess of Sandwich (niece) Josephine MacLeod (1858 – 15 October 1949) was an American friend and devotee of Swami Vivekananda. She had a strong attachment to India and was an active participant in the Ramakrishna Vivekananda movement. She was given the nicknames “Tantine” and “Jo Jo” by Vivekananda....
K. D. Sethna imagesize 150px name K.D. Sethna pseudonym Amal Kiran birth_date November 26, 1904 death_date June 29, 2011 death_place Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry), India occupation Poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic nationality Indian Kaikhosru Dhunjibhoy Sethna (26 November 1904 – 29 June 2011) was an Indian poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic. He published more than 50 books. He was known by the diminutive Kekoo, but wrote his poetry under nom de plume of Amal Kiran....
Kadavallur Anyonyam Kadavallur Anyonyam is a Rig Veda debate held annually at Kadavallur in Thrissur District, India. In the anyonyam two major Rig Veda schools (known as Vadakke Madhom) based in Thrissur Thirunavayatake part. Over the years, the two Brahmaswam Maths at Thrissur and Thirunavaya developed a healthy and constructive competitive spirit. Kadavalloor Anyonyam is the final examination for the Vedic scholars of these institutions. Place and date !Kadavallur Sri Rama Temple DSC 0730 The Kadavalloor Anyonyam is conducted every year during the first fortnight of the Malayalam month Vrischikam (mid-November) at the Sreeramaswamy Temple at Kadavallur, Thrissur District....
Kaivalya Kaivalya (कैवल्य), is the ultimate goal of aṣṭāṅga yoga) and means “solitude”, “detachment” or “isolation”, a vrddhi-derivation from kevala “alone, isolated”. It is the isolation of purusha from prakṛti, and liberation from rebirth, i.e., Moksha. Kaivalya-Mukti is described in some Upanishads, such as Muktika and Kaivalya as the most superior form of Moksha which can grant liberation both within this life, as Jivanmukti, and after death, as Videhamukti. Patanjali The 34 Yoga Sutras of Patanjali of the fourth chapter deal with impressions left by our endless cycles of birth and the rationale behind the necessity of erasing such impressions....
Kaivalya Upanishad name Kaivalya devanagari कैवल्य sanskrit_transliteration kaivalya meaning Aloneness, Absoluteness type Shaiva veda Yajurveda chapters 1 verses 26 philosophy Vedanta The Kaivalya Upanishad (कैवल्य उपनिषत्) is an ancient Sanskrit text and one of the minor Upanishads of Hinduism. It is classified as a Shaiva Upanishad, and survives into modern times in two versions, one attached to the Krishna Yajurveda and other attached to the Atharvaveda. It is, as an Upanishad, a part of the corpus of Vedanta literature collection that presents the philosophical concepts of Hinduism....
Kakshivat Kakshivat son of Dirghatamas was an ancient vedic sage (rishi). He was called praja (strong). He had his daughter Ghosha as student, who, like her father, composed Vedic verses. His descendants are also called Kakshivatas. See also Anga Kingdom Hindu reform movements
Kalā Kalā means performing art in Sanskrit. In Hindu scripture, Shiva is the master of Kalā. In the Lalita Sahasranama, the Devi is invoked as an embodiment of the 64 fine arts. 64 Arts Geeta vidya: singing. Vadya vidya: playing on musical instruments. Nritya vidya: dancing. Natya vidya: theatricals. alekhya vidya: painting. viseshakacchedya vidya: painting the face and body with color tandula-kusuma-bali-vikara: preparing offerings from rice and flowers. pushpastarana: making a covering of flowers for a bed....
Kali Puja holiday_name Kali Puja observedby Hindus date Ashwayuja 30 (Amanta) Karthika 15 (Purnimanta) observances Puja), prasadam celebrations Fireworks type Hindu longtype Hindu date2015 10 November date2017 19 October date2018 06 November date2019 27 October frequency Annual date2021 4 November date2022 24 October date2023 11 November Kali Puja, also known as Shyama Puja or Mahanisha Puja, is a festival originating from the Indian subcontinent, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Kali. It is celebrated on the new moon day (Dipannita Amavasya) of the Hindu calendar month of Ashwayuja (according to the amanta tradition) or Kartika) (according to the purnimanta tradition)....
Kalika Purana The Kalika Purana (Kālikā Purāṇa), also called the Kali Purana, Sati Purana or Kalika Tantra, is one of the eighteen minor Puranas (Upapurana) in the Shaktism tradition of Hinduism. The text was likely composed in Assam or Cooch Behar region of India and is attributed to the sage Markandeya. It exists in many versions, variously organized in 90 to 93 chapters. The surviving versions of the text are unusual in that they start abruptly and follow a format not found in either the major or minor Purana-genre mythical texts of Hinduism....
Kaliya devanagari कालिय sanskrit_transliteration Kāliya affiliation Nāgas festivals Nāga Nathaiyā parents Kashyapa (father) Kadrū (mother) siblings Śeṣa, Vāsuki, etc. texts Bhāgavata Purāṇa, Harivaṃśa Purāṇa, Mahābhārata gender Male spouse Suraśa type hindu Kaliya (IAST: Kāliya, Devanagari: कालिय), in Hindu traditions, was a venomous Nāga living in the Yamunā river, in Vṛndāvana. The water of the Yamunā for four leagues) all around him boiled and bubbled with poison. No bird or beast could go near, and only one solitary Kadamba tree grew on the river bank....
Kalki (novel) name Kalki author Gore Vidal country United States language English publisher Random House release_date 1978 media_type Print (hardcover & paperback) pages 255 pp isbn 0-394-42053-5 dewey 813/.5/4 congress PZ3.V6668 Kal PS3543.I26 oclc 3516173 Kalki is a 1978 pre/post-apocalyptic novel by American author Gore Vidal. Kalki is narrated by Theodora (Teddy) Ottinger, a Southern Californian aviator (“aviatrix” in the text) and author, who, after publishing a book called Beyond Motherhood, comes to the attention of Kalki, the leader of a Kathmandu-based religious cult....
Kalki Jayanti !An idol of kalki avatar at sakhibata, kendrapara Kalki Jayanti is a Hindu festival that celebrates the future birth of Kalki, the final avatar of Vishnu, who is set to be born near the end of Kali Yuga to eradicate vices, including Kali (male demon) and restore Dharma, turning the Wheel of Time to Satya Yuga. Kalki’s birth ceremony is observed on the Dwadashi of the Shuklapaksha of the Bhadrapada month) as per the traditional Hindu calendar, while in Gregorian calendar it is the twelfth day of the waxing phase of the moon....
Kalpana (imagination) “Because it is taught that Pradhana is the creation of the Lord, so there is no contradiction in calling her both created and uncreated, as in the case of honey (a reference to Madhu-vidya).” “And since this is an instruction in the form of an imagery, just as in the case of honey etc., therefore there is no incongruity.” (Translated by Swami Gambhirananda) Kalpanā (Sanskrit: कल्पना) is derived from the root - kalpanama (कल्पनम्) + ना, and means – ‘fixing’, ‘settlement’, ‘making’, ‘performing’, ‘doing’, ‘forming’, ‘arranging’, ‘decorating’, ‘ornamenting’, ‘forgery’, ‘a contrivance’, ‘device’....
Kalpataru Day !Ramakrishna !Kolkatatemple|||Dakshineswar Kali Temple Kalpataru Day also called Kalpataru Diwas or Kalpataru Utsav is an annual religious festival observed by monks of the Ramakrishna Math monastic order of Hinduism and lay followers of the associated Ramakrishna Mission, as well as the worldwide Vedanta Societies. These organizations follow the teachings of Ramakrishna, the 19th century Indian mystic and figure in the Bengali Renaissance. The event commemorates the day on 1 January 1886, when his followers believe that Ramakrishna revealed himself to be an Avatar, or God incarnate on earth....