prajnaparamita

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noun

A central concept in Mahayana Buddhism, suggesting that all things appear as thoughtforms (conceptual constructs).

Scrabble 27

Meanings

nounprajnaparamita (uncountable)
  1. uncountableBuddhismA central concept in Mahayana Buddhism, suggesting that all things appear as thoughtforms (conceptual constructs).

Origin

  1. Sanskritप्रज्ञापारमिता
  2. Englishprajnaparamita

Borrowed from Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 般若波羅蜜多 /般若波罗蜜多
  • 般若波羅蜜多 /般若波罗蜜多 (bōrě bōluómìduō)prajnaparamita
Hindi प्रज्ञापारमिता
  • प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpārmitā)prajnaparamita
Japanese 般若波羅蜜多
  • 般若波羅蜜多prajnaparamita
Korean 반야바라밀다
  • 반야바라밀다 (banyabaramilda)prajnaparamita
Polish pradźńaparamita
  • pradźńaparamitaprajnaparamita
Thai ปรัชญาปารมิตา
  • ปรัชญาปารมิตาprajnaparamita
Vietnamese bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa
  • bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đaprajnaparamita
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Chicago

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