Prajnā-Paramita

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

Praj·nā-Pa·ra·mi·ta

[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.
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