Sanskrit Yoga Glossary
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Letter 'j'
- jagat - official itrans spelling: 'jagat'
- The world, the whole manifested universe.
- japa - official itrans spelling: 'japa'
- Mantra repetition.
- Repeating a mantra over and over again.
- Repetition of God's name.
- jivatman - official itrans spelling: 'jIvAtman'
- Individual self, as opposed to paramatman, the supreme Self.
- Individual soul.
- jnana - official itrans spelling: 'j~nAna'
- Knowledge, wisdom.
- Usually refers to the intuitive knowledge of the Self and not external intellectual knowledge.
- jnani - official itrans spelling: 'j~nAnI'
- Practitioner of the path of jnana yoga.
- jyotish - official itrans spelling: 'jyotiS'
- Vedic astrology
