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Vidya Niketan
Vidya may refer to: * Vidya (philosophy), a concept in Hindu and Buddhist philosophy * Vidya (journal), ''Vidya'' (journal), a bimonthly journal published by the Triple Nine Society * Vidya (film), ''Vidya'' (film), a 1948 Bollywood film * Vidya Academy of Science and Technology, Thrissur, an engineering college in Kerala locally also known as Vidya * A slang term for video games People *Vijja, 8th or 9th century Sanskrit poet, alternatively known as Vidya {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vidya (philosophy)
''Vidya'' ( sa, विद्या, ) figures prominently in all texts pertaining to Indian philosophy – meaning science, learning, knowledge, and scholarship. Most importantly, it refers to valid knowledge, which cannot be contradicted, and true knowledge, which is the intuitively-gained knowledge of the self. ''Vidya'' is not mere intellectual knowledge, for the Vedas demand understanding. Meaning ''Vidya'' primarily means "correct knowledge" in any field of science, learning, philosophy, or any factual knowledge that cannot be disputed or refuted. Its root is ''vid'' (Sanskrit: विद्), which means "to reason upon", knower, finding, knowing, acquiring or understanding. Hinduism In Hindu philosophy, ''vidyā'' refers to the knowledge of the soul or spiritual knowledge; it refers to the study of the six schools of Hindu philosophy: Nyaya, Yoga, Vaisheshika, Samkhya, Purvamimamsa and Uttaramimamsa. The process of gaining the knowledge of the Atman cannot commence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |