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Sanskrit: Jñāna (ज्ञान) and viveka (विवेक) refer to intellectual and spiritual wisdom in Hindu thought. [5] Chinese: Zhì (智) represents wisdom as practical intelligence, central to Confucian ethics. [6] Hebrew: Chokhmah (חָכְמָה) in the Hebrew Bible is linked to divine and moral wisdom. [7]
Download as PDF; Printable version; ... (vols. 1 to 6) translated by ... thus the highest wisdom or prajña is a type of spiritual knowledge which sees all things as ...
The Greek and Hebrew versions of the Bible differ slightly in how the gifts are enumerated. In the Hebrew version (the Masoretic text), the "Spirit of the Lord" is described with six characteristics: wisdom, understanding, counsel, might, knowledge, and “fear of the Lord”. The last characteristic (fear of the Lord) is mentioned twice. [6]
knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from books or listening to others. reflective paññā (cinta-maya-paññā) knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from thought or logic and reasoning. paññā from spiritual development (bhāvanā-maya-paññā) knowledge or wisdom that is acquired from direct spiritual experience.
In one interpretation, the "Seven Spirits" represent the sevenfold ministry of the Spirit as depicted in the Book of Isaiah.As it is written: "The Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD, and He will delight in the fear of the Lord."
The author of the book of Proverbs personifies Divine Wisdom as extant before the world was made, revealer of God, and actor as God's agent in creation (Prov 8:22–31; Wisdom 8:4–6; and Sir 1:4–9). Wisdom dwelt with God (Prov 8:22–31; Sir 24:4; and Wisdom 9:9–10) and, being the exclusive property of God, was as such inaccessible to ...
Prajña (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञा) is the highest and purest form of wisdom, intelligence and understanding. Prajñā is the state of wisdom which is higher than the knowledge obtained by reasoning and inference.
The understanding and practice of this side of spiritual philosophy is influenced through one’s ethical principles, thoughts and emotions. [22] Hence, non-religious spirituality is more open-ended than religious spiritual philosophy, as one’s spirituality not being based primarily on religious teachings and texts. [ 23 ]