Glossary

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Jaòa	dull or material.
Jaòa Bharata	Bharata Mahäräja in his final birth as the renounced [brähmaëa] who gave wonderful spiritual instruction to Mahäräja Rahügaëa.
Jagad-éça	the Supreme Lord, who is the proprietor of all the universes.
Jagäi and Mädhäi	two great debauchees whom Lord Nityänanda converted into Vaiñëavas.
Jagannätha	the Supreme Lord, who is Lord of the universe; the particular Deity form of that Lord at Puré, Orissa.
Jagat	the material universe.
Jaimini	an atheistic philosopher who advocated material work as the purpose of life.
Jämbavaté	the daughter of Jämbavän. She is one of the eight principal queens of Lord Kåñëa.
Janaka Mahäräja	the father of Sétä-devé, consort of Lord Rämacandra.
Janaloka	a heavenly planet.
Janamejaya Mahäräja	the son of King Parékñit.
Janärdana	the Supreme Lord, the original abode of all living beings.
Janas	[See:] Janaloka.
Janmäñöamé	the celebration of Lord Kåñëa's appearance in the material world.
Japa	the soft recitation of the Lord's holy names as a private meditation.
Jarä	old age.
Jäta-karma	a purificatory ceremony performed at the birth of a child.
Jaya	an exclamation meaning "äll victory to you!" or "äll glories to you!"
Jaya and Vijaya	two doorkeepers of Vaikuëöha who were cursed for offending the four Kumära Åñis but who attained liberation after three births as demons.
Jayadeva Gosvämé	a great Vaiñëava poet who wrote [Géta-govinda].
Jäyanteyas	nine great sages, sons of King Bharata, who were also known as the nine Yogendras.
Jitendriya	one who has conquered his senses.
Jéva (jévätmä)	the living entity, who is an eternal individual soul, part and parcel of the Supreme Lord.
Jéva Gosvämé	one of the six Vaiñëava spiritual masters who directly followed Lord Caitanya Mahäprabhu and systematically present ed His teachings.
Jévan-mukta	a person who is liberated even while living in his present body.
Jéva-tattva	the living entities, atomic parts of the Supreme Lord.
Jïäna	transcendental knowledge.
Jïäna-käëòa	the portions of the [Vedas] containing knowledge of Brahman, or spirit.
Jïäna-yoga	the path of spiritual realization through a speculative philosophical search for truth.
Jïäné	one who cultivates knowledge by empirical speculation.
Jyotiù-çästra	the Vedic science of astronomy.