Caitika
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The Caitika was an early Buddhist school, a sub-sect of the Mahāsāṃghika. They were also known as the Caityaka sect.
Statue of the Buddha at Bojjannakonda, Andhra Pradesh
Statue of the Buddha at Bojjannakonda, Andhra Pradesh
The Great Stupa at Sanchi associated with the Caitikas.
Drum-slab from the Amaravati Stupa
Prajnaparamita
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Prajñāpāramitā means "the Perfection of Wisdom" or "Transcendental Knowledge" in Mahāyāna Buddhism. Prajñāpāramitā refers to a perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as to a particular
Caitika
…evidence at Nāgārjunikoṇḍa also provides abundant evidence of royal and wealthy female donors. A number of scholars have proposed that the Mahāyāna Prajñāpāramitā teachings were first developed by the Caitika subsect of the Mahāsāṃghikas. They believe that the Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra originated amongst…
A Tibetan painting with a Prajñāpāramitā sūtra at the center of the mandala
Prajñāpāramitā Devi, a personification of Transcendent Wisdom, Folio from a Tibetan 100,000 line Prajñāpāramitā manuscript
Tibetan Painting of Mañjuśrī bodhisattva with the sword of wisdom and a sūtra manuscript, which are common symbols of Prajñāpāramitā in Buddhist art
Prajñāpāramitā illustrated manuscript cover, circa 15th century