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Sanskrit Words beginning with J
Glossary of Hindu Terms with Meanings

By Subhamoy Das, About.com

Jainism:

Aryan teaching emphasizing non-violence

Jati:

birth and the caste system

Jivatman:

the personality self

Jnana:

intuitive knowledge

Jnana Marga:

the path of knowledge

Jnana Yoga :

Yoga of Knowledge

Jutha:

the 'left-overs' of food offered to a deity, the deity having extracted the essence of the food

Jyotish:

Vedic Astrology

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