perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)

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Buddhist doctrine Mahayana Buddhist teaching philosophical concept spiritual perfection

Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) is a central Mahayana Buddhist teaching that expounds the profound insight into emptiness (śūnyatā) and the true nature of reality, forming the philosophical foundation of many key Mahayana sutras.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) canonical	2
Perfection of Wisdom	1
Prajnaparamita	1
Prajñāpāramitā	1
prajnaparamita	1
prajñāpāramitā	1
prajñāpāramitā (perfection of wisdom)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2624279 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Context triple: [Mahayana sutras, mainConcept, perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)]

A. Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
B. Dharmatattva
Dharmatattva is a philosophical and religious treatise by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay that explores the nature of dharma and ethical living within a Hindu framework.
C. Vipassana
Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation technique focused on cultivating insight into the true nature of reality through mindful observation of thoughts, sensations, and phenomena.
D. Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
E. Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path is a central Buddhist teaching that outlines a practical guide of ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom leading to the cessation of suffering and the attainment of enlightenment.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Target entity description: Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) is a central Mahayana Buddhist teaching that expounds the profound insight into emptiness (śūnyatā) and the true nature of reality, forming the philosophical foundation of many key Mahayana sutras.

A. Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
B. Dharmatattva
Dharmatattva is a philosophical and religious treatise by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay that explores the nature of dharma and ethical living within a Hindu framework.
C. Vipassana
Vipassana is a Buddhist meditation technique focused on cultivating insight into the true nature of reality through mindful observation of thoughts, sensations, and phenomena.
D. Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
E. Eightfold Path
The Eightfold Path is a central Buddhist teaching that outlines a practical guide of ethical conduct, mental discipline, and wisdom leading to the cessation of suffering and the attainment of enlightenment.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist doctrine ⓘ Mahayana Buddhist teaching ⓘ philosophical concept ⓘ spiritual perfection ⓘ
aimsAt	Buddhahood ⓘ linked to: Bodhi direct realization of emptiness ⓘ non-conceptual wisdom ⓘ
associatedWith	bodhisattva path ⓘ prajñā (wisdom) ⓘ śūnyatā ⓘ
centralConceptOf	Mahayana Buddhist philosophy ⓘ linked to: Mahayana Prajñāpāramitā sutras ⓘ linked to: Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
concerns	non-self of persons ⓘ non-self of phenomena ⓘ true nature of reality ⓘ
cultivatedThrough	hearing, reflection, and meditation on emptiness ⓘ meditative insight ⓘ
describedAs	perfection that transcends ordinary wisdom ⓘ
emphasizes	dependent origination ⓘ lack of inherent existence ⓘ non-duality ⓘ transcendence of conceptual elaborations ⓘ
expounds	emptiness (śūnyatā) ⓘ linked to: Shunya (void)
formsFoundationOf	Diamond Sutra ⓘ Heart Sutra ⓘ Large Prajñāpāramitā Sutra ⓘ linked to: Prajñāpāramitā sūtras Madhyamaka philosophy ⓘ linked to: Madhyamaka Small Prajñāpāramitā Sutra ⓘ linked to: Prajñāpāramitā sūtras key Mahayana sutras ⓘ
goalIn	Mahayana path to enlightenment ⓘ
hasLanguageOfOrigin	Sanskrit ⓘ
hasTranslation	Perfection of Wisdom ⓘ linked to: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) prajñāpāramitā ⓘ linked to: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
influenced	Chinese Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Chinese Buddhism Japanese Buddhism ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ
isOneOf	six perfections ⓘ
partOf	Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ linked to: Mahayana
practicedBy	bodhisattvas ⓘ
relatedConcept	middle way (madhyamā pratipad) ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ linked to: Two Truths doctrine
relatedTo	six perfections (pāramitās) ⓘ
scripturallyAttestedIn	Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (8,000-line) ⓘ linked to: Prajñāpāramitā sūtras Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (25,000-line) ⓘ linked to: Prajñāpāramitā sūtras Prajñāpāramitā literature ⓘ Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya Sūtra (Heart Sutra) ⓘ linked to: Heart Sutra Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (Diamond Sutra) ⓘ linked to: Diamond Sutra Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (100,000-line) ⓘ linked to: Prajñāpāramitā sūtras

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