Parokṣa

परोक्ष

नपुंसकलिङ्ग (neutro) · पर (para — além) + अक्ष (akṣa — olho, percepção)

parokṣa

Epistemology

AI translation

Indirect; mediated knowledge

Parokṣa is knowledge obtained through another means — 'beyond the eye' direct. Hearing that fire burns is parokṣa-jñāna; putting your hand in fire generates aparokṣa-jñāna. In Vedānta, the distinction is crucial: parokṣa-jñāna of Brahman (knowing intellectually that 'I am Brahman') does not liberate — only aparokṣa-jñāna, direct realization, is mokṣa. The entire discipline of śravaṇa-manana-nididhyāsana aims to convert parokṣa into aparokṣa.

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APA

Vishva Vidya (2026). Parokṣa (परोक्ष). Vishva Vidya — Vedanta. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/paroksha

MLA

Vishva Vidya. "Parokṣa (परोक्ष)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026, https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/paroksha.

Chicago

Vishva Vidya. "Parokṣa (परोक्ष)." Vishva Vidya — Vedanta, January 1, 2026. https://vedanta.com.br/en/glossary/paroksha.

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