Prajnā-Paramita
[ pruhj-nyah-pah-ruhm-i-tuh, pruhj-nuh- ]
nounBuddhism.
a series of sutras dealing with the perfection of wisdom: systematized by the Madhyamikas.
(plural) the 10 perfections of the Bodhisattva.
(in Mahayana Buddhism) a female deity, the personification of transcendental wisdom.
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Students of the mahayana present offerings to the Prajna-paramita, to Manjusri, and to Kwan-she-yin.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-Hsien
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