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'''Wisdom''' translates two different Sanskrit and Tibetan terms: | '''Wisdom''' translates two different Sanskrit and Tibetan terms: | ||
1. (Skt. ''prajna''; Tib. ''sherab''; ''shes rab''), the sixth of the [[six paramitas]]. <br> | 1. (Skt. ''prajna''; Tib. ''sherab''; ''shes rab''), the sixth of the [[six paramitas]], defined as the precise discernment of all things and events. <br> | ||
2. (Skt. ''jnana''; Tib. ''yeshe''; ''ye shes''), which is sometimes translated as [[primordial wisdom]]. One of the [[two accumulations]]. | 2. (Skt. ''jnana''; Tib. ''yeshe''; ''ye shes''), which is sometimes translated as [[primordial wisdom]]. One of the [[two accumulations]]. | ||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 12:37, 23 February 2007
Wisdom translates two different Sanskrit and Tibetan terms:
1. (Skt. prajna; Tib. sherab; shes rab), the sixth of the six paramitas, defined as the precise discernment of all things and events.
2. (Skt. jnana; Tib. yeshe; ye shes), which is sometimes translated as primordial wisdom. One of the two accumulations.