Brahma-vidyā

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Brahma-vidyā is the spiritual knowledge in Hindu philosophy that reveals the ultimate reality of Brahman and leads to liberation (moksha).

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Pragyanam Brahma 2
Brahma-vidyā canonical 1
Brahmavidya 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu philosophical concept ⓘ
Vedantic doctrine ⓘ
soteriological teaching ⓘ
spiritual knowledge ⓘ
aimsAtRealizationOf Brahman ⓘ
ultimate reality ⓘ
associatedWithConcept non-duality ⓘ
self-knowledge ⓘ
ātman ⓘ
centralToTradition Upanishadic Hinduism ⓘ
linked to: Vedanta

Vedānta ⓘ
linked to: Vedanta
classifiedAs para vidyā (supreme knowledge) ⓘ
concerns identity of ātman and Brahman ⓘ
nature of Brahman ⓘ
ultimate reality ⓘ
contrastedWith ritualistic karma-kāṇḍa ⓘ
describedIn Bhagavad Gītā ⓘ
linked to: Bhagavad Gita

Upanishads ⓘ
distinguishedFrom lower, empirical knowledge (apara vidyā) ⓘ
domain Hindu philosophy ⓘ
emphasizes direct experience over mere intellectual understanding ⓘ
etymologicallyMeans knowledge of Brahman ⓘ
focusesOn overcoming avidyā (ignorance) ⓘ
realization of non-dual reality ⓘ
goal direct intuitive knowledge of Brahman ⓘ
freedom from ignorance (avidyā) ⓘ
hasComponent Brahman ⓘ
vidyā ⓘ
hasEtymology Sanskrit ⓘ
language Sanskrit term ⓘ
leadsTo liberation from saṃsāra ⓘ
moksha ⓘ
methodIncludes discrimination between real and unreal (viveka) ⓘ
mahāvākya contemplation ⓘ
renunciation (vairāgya) ⓘ
presupposes detachment ⓘ
ethical discipline ⓘ
mental purity ⓘ
relatedDiscipline Jñāna-yoga ⓘ
requires manana (reflection) ⓘ
nididhyāsana (deep contemplation) ⓘ
śravaṇa (listening to teachings) ⓘ
scripturalBasis Śruti (revealed scriptures) ⓘ
linked to: Vedas
taughtBy Upanishadic sages ⓘ
traditional Vedānta teachers ⓘ
ultimateResult cessation of rebirth ⓘ
realization of one’s true nature as ātman ⓘ
viewedAs highest knowledge in Vedānta ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Brahma Upanishad → relatedTo → Brahma-vidyā ⓘ
Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti → motto → Pragyanam Brahma ⓘ
subject linked to: Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS)
linked to: Brahma-vidyā
Angiras → associatedConcept → Brahmavidya ⓘ
linked to: Brahma-vidyā
Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas → motto → Pragyanam Brahma ⓘ
linked to: Brahma-vidyā