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Digambara

Naked, one clothed in the directions of the sky, ( dish, dik, quarter or direction of the sky + ambar clothes).

Gnana Knowledge, specially the higher knowledge derived from meditation.

Mostly spelt as ‘jnana’ ( jna, to know), Gnani (Jnani), the knower. Gnana is the realization of the unity of all things in Brahman.

Gunas Attributes, qualities. In Samkhya philosophy the three attributes of the Cosmic Substance (Prakriti) are: Illuminating (sattva), activating (rajas) and restraining (tamas).

Guru Spiritual teacher, preceptor.

Jagrat-Sushupti

Awakened-sleep, ( jagri, to be awake, watchful, attentive + sushupti, sleep).

Jiva, Jivatman

The individual soul, ( jiv, to live). According to Vedanta jiva comes into being as a result of the false identification of the atman with body, senses and mind. Atman + doership is jiva.