in full Diamond-Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra
Wisdom text of Mahayana Buddhism.
It was composed 0441; AD 300 and translated into Chinese 0441; AD 400. The best known of the wisdom texts contained in the Prajnaparamita , it is written in the form of a dialogue between the Buddha Gautama and a questioning disciple. The work emphasizes the transitory nature of the material world and suggests that spiritual fulfillment can be attained only by transcending ephemeral phenomena and abandoning rationalism.