Prajñā (Buddhism)
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Prajñā or paññā is a Hindu-Buddhist term often translated as "wisdom", "transcendental wisdom", "insight", "intelligence", or "understanding". It is described in Buddhist texts as the understanding of
Mañjuśrī, the bodhisattva of wisdom, holding a sword (a symbol of prajñā's ability to cut through delusions) from Candi Jago, 14th century Java, Indonesia
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
Prajñā (Buddhism)
…the various dharmas taught in Abhidharma, the various Buddhist theories of rebirth and enlightenment etc.), the highest kind of prajñā in Mahayana is Prajñāpāramitā, the "Perfection of Wisdom". This is a direct non-conceptual knowledge of the ultimate truth (Dharmadhatu, Thusness, Emptiness, etc), which is both an…
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