A Popular Dictionary of Hinduism
(Skt.
vidyā, jñāna, samjñā, prajñā) is usually defined in Hindu systems on two different levels, but the terminology is not unified and differs from school to school. Its use and meaning has to be ascertained from the context. Knowledge on a lower level, including learning based on the study of texts and mere hearing, although valuable in pointing one in the right direction, still counts as ignorance with respect to true reality and must be superseded by intuitive, visionary or direct perception of truth, resulting in higher knowledge, most often referred to as wisdom (prajñā).
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