perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)

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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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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
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
Madhyamaka philosophy
linked to: Madhyamaka

Small Prajñāpāramitā Sutra
key Mahayana sutras
goalIn Mahayana path to enlightenment
hasLanguageOfOrigin Sanskrit
hasTranslation 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)
Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (25,000-line)
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)

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Mahayana sutras mainConcept perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism emphasizesStudyOf Prajñāpāramitā
linked to: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Heart Sutra coreDoctrine prajnaparamita
linked to: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) hasTranslation prajñāpāramitā
linked to: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) hasTranslation Perfection of Wisdom
linked to: perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)