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prajna
[ pruhj-nyah, -nuh ]
/ ˈprʌdʒ nyɑ, -nə /
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noun Buddhism, Hinduism.
pure and unqualified knowledge.
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Also called Enlightenment.
Origin of prajna
From the Sanskrit word prajñā
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How to use prajna in a sentence
Students of the mahayana present offerings to the Prajna-paramita, to Manjusri, and to Kwan-she-yin.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms|Fa-Hsien
British Dictionary definitions for prajna
prajna
/ (ˈprʊdʒnə, -njɑː) /
noun
wisdom or understanding considered as the goal of Buddhist contemplation
Word Origin for prajna
from Sanskrit prajñā, from prajānāti he knows
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