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==Definition== | ==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."<ref>From ''The Words of Jikme Chökyi Wangpo'' by [[Khenpo Tsöndrü]].</ref> | "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]]."<ref>From ''The Words of Jikme Chökyi Wangpo'' by [[Khenpo Tsöndrü]].</ref> | ||
==Subdivisions== | ==Subdivisions== | ||
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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.