Prajnā-Paramita

[ pruhj-nyah-pah-ruhm-i-tuh, pruhj-nuh- ]

noun

, Buddhism.

1. a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized by the Madhyamikas.
2. (plural) the 10 perfections of the Bodhisattva.
3. (in Mahayana Buddhism) a female deity, the personification of transcendental wisdom.

Example Sentences

Students of the mahayana present offerings to the Prajna-paramita, to Manjusri, and to Kwan-she-yin.

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