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Dharmabhutajñāna

From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia

By Swami Harshananda

Dharmabhutajñāna literally means ‘knowledge which is an attribute of the Self’.

Textual References[edit]

The knowledge and details of the jīvātman or the individual soul is a subject of discussion in the darśanas or philosophical systems.

  • The Advaita Vedānta posits that the consciousness is the very nature of the soul.
  • The Viśiṣṭādvaita Vedānta, expounded by Rāmānuja (A. D. 1017-1137), asserts that jñāna or consciousness is always present in īśvara (God) and the jīva (soul) as their dharma or attribute.

Characteristics of Dharmabhutajñāna[edit]

  • The dharmabhutajñāna is ‘ajaḍa’.[1]
  • It illuminates itself and other objects.
  • It always exists for another.
  • It never prevails for itself.
  • It illuminates the objects for the conscious subject.
  • it is an attribute for the conscious subject.
  • The dharmabhutajñāna is eternal and all-pervasive in the case of īśvara, the nityasuris (eternally illumined souls) and the liberated souls.
  • In the case of the jīvātman (the soul in bondage) it is contracted or obscured.
  • When the jīvātman realizes the beatific form of the Divine through the yogas of karma, jñāna and bhakti, his dharmabhutajñāna also expands to infinity and becomes perfect.

Synonyms[edit]

Synonyms of dharmabhutajñāna are:

  1. Mati
  2. Prajñā
  3. Saiñvit
  4. Śemuṣī


References[edit]

  1. ↑ Ajaḍa is non-material and non-spiritual.
  • The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore

Contributors to this article

Krishna Maheshwari, Deval Sancheti

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