PRAJNA

Meaning of PRAJNA in English

[ 'praʒna ]

■ noun Buddhism direct insight into the truth taught by the Buddha, as a faculty required to attain enlightenment.

Origin

from Sanskrit prajñā .

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PRAJNA — This term, meaning wisdom, is the supreme wisdom considered by Mahayana Buddhism to be outside human experience and incapable of …
Buddhism English Glossary
PRAJNA — ˈprəjnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Sanskrit prajñā, from prajānāti he knows, from pra- before, forward + jānāti he knows …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PRAJNA — /pruj"nyah, -neuh/ , n. Buddhism, Hinduism. pure and unqualified knowledge. Also called Enlightenment . [ prajña ]
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PRAJNA-PARAMITA SUTRA — This term refers to a collection of 40 Mahayana sutras which all deal with prajna and its attainment. This was …
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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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PARAMITA — These are the six virtues, or "perfections," that the bodhisattva perfects during his development. They are: generosity, discipline, patience, energy, …
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WISDOM — This is the usual translation of prajna .
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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 …
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MANJUSHRI — The Bodhisattva of Wisdom ( prajna ), one of the two key Mahayana concepts; the other is compassion (represented by …
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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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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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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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