Prajnā-Paramita
American
[pruhj-nyah-pah-ruhm-i-tuh, pruhj-nuh-]
/ ˈprʌdʒ nyɑ pɑˈrʌm ɪ tə, ˈprʌdʒ nə- /
noun
Buddhism.
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a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized by the Madhyamikas.
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(plural) the 10 perfections of the Bodhisattva.
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(in Mahayana Buddhism) a female deity, the personification of transcendental wisdom.
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