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'''Prajñaparamita''' (Skt. Prajñāpāramitā; Tib. ''sherchin''; [[wyl.]] ''sher phyin'') – literally, ‘transcendent wisdom’. | '''Prajñaparamita''' (Skt. ''Prajñāpāramitā''; Tib. ''sherchin''; [[wyl.]] ''sher phyin'') – literally, ‘transcendent wisdom’. | ||
#the sixth of the [[paramitas]]: perfect non-conceptual wisdom. | |||
#the class of Buddhist literature that was mainly discovered by [[Nagarjuna]] in the second century. Its central topic is emptiness. | |||
#the female deity who is the embodiment of transcendent wisdom. | |||
==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
Revision as of 11:04, 20 June 2009
Prajñaparamita (Skt. Prajñāpāramitā; Tib. sherchin; wyl. sher phyin) – literally, ‘transcendent wisdom’.
- the sixth of the paramitas: perfect non-conceptual wisdom.
- the class of Buddhist literature that was mainly discovered by Nagarjuna in the second century. Its central topic is emptiness.
- the female deity who is the embodiment of transcendent wisdom.
Definition
"Prajnaparamita is the wisdom of directly realizing the non-conceptual simplicity of all phenomena, which has arrived at, or will lead one to, non-abiding nirvana."[1]
Subdivisions
According to the teachings of the Abhisamayalankara, there are four subdivisions:
- natural prajnaparamita
- scriptural prajnaparamita
- path prajnaparamita
- resultant prajnaparamita
Literature
Notes
- ↑ From The Words of Jikme Chökyi Wangpo by Khenpo Tsöndrü.