Jñānendriya
ज्ञानेन्द्रियनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neutro) · ज्ञान (jñāna — conhecimento) + इन्द्रिय (indriya — faculdade)
jñānendriya
Mind and Psychology
AI translationFaculty of knowledge; one of the five sensory indriyas
Jñānendriyas are the five faculties of perception: cakṣu (sight), śrotra (hearing), ghrāṇa (smell), rasanā (taste), tvak (touch). Together with karmendriyas (faculties of action), they compose the ten indriyas. They are subtle, not physical — so a person can 'see' in a dream without open eyes. All operate under the direction of manas; all are objects known by the sākṣin, therefore non-ātman.
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Vishva Vidya. "Jñānendriya (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/jnanendriya.
Vishva Vidya. "Jñānendriya (ज्ञानेन्द्रिय)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/jnanendriya.
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