PRAJNA-PARAMITA SUTRA

Meaning of PRAJNA-PARAMITA SUTRA in English

This term refers to a collection of 40 Mahayana sutras which all deal with prajna and its attainment. This was the focus of Nagarjuna 's writing and commentaries. The best known of the 40 is the Heart Sutra .

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PARAMITA — These are the six virtues, or "perfections," that the bodhisattva perfects during his development. They are: generosity, discipline, patience, energy, …
Buddhism English Glossary
PRAJNA — This term, meaning wisdom, is the supreme wisdom considered by Mahayana Buddhism to be outside human experience and incapable of …
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SUTRA — noun see: sew Date: 1801 a precept summarizing Vedic teaching, one of the discourses of the Buddha that constitute the …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUTRA — I Pali sutta In Hinduism , a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism , a more extended exposition of a subject …
Английский словарь Британика
SUTRA — ˈsü.trə noun also sut·ta ˈsu̇d.ə ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit sūtra thread, string of rules, aphorisms; akin to Sanskrit sīvyati …
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PRAJNA — ˈprəjnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit prajñā, from prajānāti he knows, from pra- before, forward + jānāti he knows …
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PARAMITA — päˈrəmə̇tə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit pāramita, from pāramita, adjective, crossed, traversed, transcendent, from pāra bringing across + ita …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SUTRA — (n.) A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting link between …
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SUTRA — (n.) A collection of such aphorisms.
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SUTRA — (n.) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.
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SUTRA — ( n. ) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUTRA — ( n. ) A collection of such aphorisms.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUTRA — ( n. ) A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a connecting …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUTRA — /sooh"treuh/ , n. 1. Hinduism. a collection of aphorisms relating to some aspect of the conduct of life. 2. Pali, …
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PRAJNA — /pruj"nyah, -neuh/ , n. Buddhism, Hinduism. pure and unqualified knowledge. Also called Enlightenment . [ prajña ]
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PARAMITA — /pah rum"i teuh/ , n. Buddhism. any of the practices prescribed for one aspiring to nirvana. [ paramita perfection ]
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SUTRA — n. proverb, saying, maxim (Hinduism); sermons or teachings given by Buddha (Buddhism); grammatical rule of Sanskrit
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SUTRA — noun Etymology: Sanskrit sūtra precept, literally, thread; akin to Latin suere to sew — more at sew Date: 1801 1. …
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SUTRA — noun a collection of such aphorisms. 2. sutra ·noun a precept; an aphorism; a brief rule. 3. sutra ·noun a …
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SUTRA — [ 'su:trə ] (also sutta ) ■ noun 1》 a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature, or a set of …
Concise Oxford English vocab
PRAJNA — [ 'praʒna ] ■ noun Buddhism direct insight into the truth taught by the Buddha, as a faculty required to …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SUTRA — [su.tra] n [Skt sutra precept, lit., thread; akin to L suere to sew--more at sew] (1801) 1: a precept summarizing …
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SUTRA — (Sanskritthread) Pali sutta in Hinduism, a brief, aphoristic composition; in Buddhism, a more extended exposition, the basic form of the …
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PARAMITA — in Mahayana (Greater Vehicle) Buddhism, any of the perfections, or transcendental virtues, practiced by bodhisattvas (Buddhas-to-be) in advanced stages of …
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SUTRA — sutra, Sutra BrE AmE ˈsuːtr ə ▷ sutra|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUTRA — / ˈsuːtrə; NAmE / noun 1. a rule or statement in Sanskrit literature, or a set of rules 2. a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUTRA — n. 1 an aphorism or set of aphorisms in Hindu literature. 2 a narrative part of Buddhist literature. 3 Jainist …
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SUTRA — n. 1 an aphorism or set of aphorisms in Hindu literature. 2 a narrative part of Buddhist literature. 3 Jainist …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUTRA — n.1 an aphorism or set of aphorisms in Hindu literature. 2 a narrative part of Buddhist literature. 3 Jainist scripture. …
Oxford English vocab
SUTRA — n. Avatamsaka sutra Garland Sutra Diamond Sutra Diamond Cutter Perfection of Wisdom Sutra Lotus Sutra Sutta Pitaka
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SUTRA — n. Pali sutta In Hinduism , a brief aphoristic composition; in Buddhism , a more extended exposition of a subject …
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SUTRA — Synonyms and related words : adage, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, axiom, byword, catchword, collected sayings, current saying, dictate, dictum, distich, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUTRA — санскр.; сущ. сутры, собрание изречений (в древней санскритской литературе) Sutra санскр. сутры, собрание изречений (в древней санскритской литературе)
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SUTRA — сутра
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SUTRA — Сутра
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PARAMITA — Парамита
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SUTRA — n санскр. 1> ( часто Sutra, Sutta) pl сутры, древнеиндийские трактаты по религии, философии и т. п. 2> сутра, ведическое …
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SUTRA — сутры, собрание изречений (в древней санскритской литературе)
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SUTRA — n санскр. 1) ( часто Sutra, Sutta) pl сутры, древнеиндийские трактаты по религии, философии и т. п. 2) сутра, ведическое …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SUTRA — n санскр. 1> ( часто Sutra, Sutta) pl сутры, древнеиндийские трактаты по религии, философии и т. п. 2> сутра, ведическое …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SUTRA — санскр.; сущ. сутры, собрание изречений (в древней санскритской литературе) Sutra санскр. сутры, собрание изречений (в древней санскритской литературе)
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PRAJNA-PARAMITA — /pruj"nyah pah rum"i teuh, pruj"neuh-/ , n. Buddhism. 1. a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized …
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NAGARJUNA — Nagarjuna was the first Buddhist thinker who attempted to systematize Buddhist belief. He wrote extensive commentaries on the the Prajna-Paramita …
Buddhism English Glossary
MANJUSHRI — The Bodhisattva of Wisdom ( prajna ), one of the two key Mahayana concepts; the other is compassion (represented by …
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PRAJAPARAMITA — (Sanskrit: "Perfection of Wisdom"), body of sutras and their commentaries that represents the oldest of the major forms of Mahayana …
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WISDOM — This is the usual translation of prajna .
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PRAJNAPARAMITA — Body of sutra s and their commentaries in Mahayana Buddhism. The main texts, written 100 BCE–150 CE, represent prajna (wisdom) …
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ENLIGHTENMENT — /en luyt"n meuhnt/ , n. 1. the act of enlightening. 2. the state of being enlightened: to live in spiritual …
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BUDDHA — /booh"deuh, bood"euh/ , n. 1. Also called Butsu, Gautama, Gautama Buddha . ( Prince Siddhattha or Siddhartha ) 566?-c480 B.C., …
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BODHISATTVA — /boh'deuh sut"veuh/ , n. Buddhism. a person who has attained prajna, or Enlightenment, but who postpones Nirvana in order to …
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YAB-YUM — (Tibetan: father-mother), in Buddhist art of India, Nepal, and Tibet, the representation of the male deity in sexual embrace with …
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TRISIKSA — (Sanskritthreefold training) Pali ti-sikkha in Buddhism, the three types of learning required of those who seek to attain enlightenment. The …
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SILA — ( (Pali), ) Sanskrit Sila, in Buddhism, morality, or right conduct; sila comprises three stages along the Eightfold Path (q.v.)right …
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MAHAMUDRA — (Sanskrit: the great seal), in Tantric Buddhism, the final goal, the union of all apparent dualities. Mudra, in addition to …
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BODHISATTVA — (Sanskrit), Pali Bodhisatta (one whose essence is bodhi [enlightenment]) in Buddhism, the historical Buddha, Gautama, prior to his Enlightenment; also, …
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ABHISEKA — Sanskrit Abhiseka ("sprinkling"), in esoteric Buddhism, a purificatory or initiatory rite in which a candidate is sprinkled with water or …
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BUDDHIST MEDITATION — the practice of mental concentration leading ultimately through a succession of stages to the final goal of spiritual freedom, nirvana. …
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PRAJNAPARAMITA — Body of sutra s and their commentaries in Mahayana Buddhism. The main texts, written 100 BCE150 CE, represent prajna (wisdom) …
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ПАРАМИТА — Paramita
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