knowledge, recognition, perfect knowledge, philosophic insight, knowledge par excellence, viz. Arahantship, saving knowledge gnosis (cp. on term Compend. 176 n. 3 and Psalms of Brethren introd. xxxiii.) MN.i.445; SN.i.4 (sammad˚), SN.i.24 (aññāya nibbuta); SN.ii.221; SN.v.69, SN.v.129 (diṭṭh’eva dhamme), SN.v.133, SN.v.237; AN.iii.82, AN.iii.143, AN.iii.192; AN.v.108; Iti.39 sq., Iti.53, Iti.104; Dhp.75, Dhp.96; Kp.vii.11; Mil.334
■ aññaṃ vyākaroti to manifest ones Arahantship (by a discourse or by mere exclamation) Vin.i.183; SN.ii.51 sq., SN.ii.120; SN.iv.139; SN.v.222; Ja.i.140; Ja.ii.333. See also arahatta.

• -atthika desirous of higher knowledge Pv.iv.1#14.
• -ārādhana the attainment of full insight MN.i.479.
• -indriya the faculty of perfect knowledge or of knowledge made perfect DN.iii.219; SN.v.204; Iti.53; Pp.2; Dhs.362 Dhs.505, Dhs.552; Ne.15, Ne.54, Ne.60.
• -citta the thought of gnosis the intention of gaining Arahantship SN.ii.267; AN.iii.437
• -paṭivedha comprehension of insight Vin.ii.238.
• -vimokkha deliverance by the highest insight Snp.1105, Snp.1107 (Cnd.19: vuccati arahatta-vimokkho).

Sk. ājñā, = ā + jñā, cp. ājānāti