W. p. 355. GNANA. Intellect, intelligence, spiritually, அறிவு
Knowledge, wisdom, erudition, learning, கல்வி
Mystic or recondite knowledge; knowledge of the nature of deity, the soul, intellect, &c., derived from meditation, the teaching of the Guru, experience, self-mortification, &c., and connected with corresponding practice according to the stage of the religionist, பிரமஞானம்
The fourth degree in the Saiva system, that of the exalted ascetie who by austerities, is said to have annihilated his passions; freed his soul from earthly desires; and become ripe for absorption, ஞானபாதம்
The conduct of the ஞானி, or professor of the fourth degree of the Saiva system, ஞானநடை
Right knowledge, true wisdom, மெய்ஞ்ஞானம்
A spiritual principle, state, quality or stage of the soul, when by the exhaustion of the good and evil influence of former births, it dominates over the immerging principle, ceases from actions, and approaches assimilation to the deity, தெளிவு.–This is applicable alike to human and to super- human beings, and to the forms of deity as high as சதாசிவம்.–Note. Knowledge in considered attainable in three ways:
By evidence of the senses, perception, &c
Inference
Divine revelation. These are subdivided into sixty-five varieties. ஞானம், is two-fold:
விடையஞானம், worldly or secular knowledge
சொரூபஞானம், divine or spiritual knowledge of the nature of deity, spirit and பாசம், with a state of soul approximating toward union with the universal spirit
ஞானகஞ்சுகன் — The deity as pure intelligence clothed with wisdom. (p.)
ஞானகாண்டம் — Those parts of the Vedas which inculcate mystic and spiritual knowledge, abstract devotion, &c. See கிரியாகாண்டம்.
ஞானகாண்டிகர் — Those who have obtained the spiritual knowledge, and who practise the abstract devotion inculcated in the ஞானகாண்டம்.
ஞானகாரணி — The authoress of wisdom.
ஞானகாரியம் — Spiritual matters, things connected with the essentials of religion.
ஞானகுரு–ஞானசாரியன் — The spiritual guru; i. e. the deity appearing in human form, for the instruction and illumination of his disciples; or the deity represented by the officiating guru.
Fabricius (1972)
ஞானம் — noun
intelligence, அறிவு
science, learning, knowledge, wis- dom, கல்வி
spiritual knowledge
the highest state of bliss in Sai- vism; see பாதம்
ஞான கஞ்சுகன் — the deity as pure intelligence clothed with wisdom.
ஞானகாரணி — the authoress of wis- dom, Saraswati.
ஞானகாரியம் — spiritual matters.
ஞானகுரு–ஞானாசாரியன் — the spiritual guru, the deity appearing in human form to instruct his disciples.
(Jaina.) Fivefold wisdom of the Jaina philosophy, viz., matiñāṉam, curutañāṉam, avatiñāṉam, maṉappariyayañāṉam, kēvalañāṉam; மதிஞானம், சுருதஞானம், அவதி ஞானம், மனப்பரியயஞானம், கேவலஞானம் என்னும் ஐவகை ஞானங்கள். (சிலப். 10, 177, குறிப்பு.)
(Šaiva.) Path of wisdom which consists in the realization of God as transcending form and formlessness; சிவனைச் சகளமும் நிட்களமுங்கடந்த திரு மேனியுடையராகக் கேட்டல்முதலிய ஞானமுறைப்படி அறிவால் வழிபடுகை. (சி. போ. பா. 8, 1, பக். 359, புதுப்.)
A pedestal for seating a liṅga when bathing it for worship, one of calācaṉam, q.v.; பூசையிற் சிவலிங்கம் அமைத்தற்குரிய சலாசனங்களுள் ஒன்று. (சைவச. பொது. 523.)