prajna

[ pruhj-nyah, -nuh ]

noun

, Buddhism, Hinduism.

1. pure and unqualified knowledge.

prajna

/ ˈprʊdʒnə; -njɑː /

noun

1. wisdom or understanding considered as the goal of Buddhist contemplation

Word History and Origins

Origin of prajna¹

From the Sanskrit word prajñā

Word History and Origins

Origin of prajna¹

from Sanskrit prajñā, from prajānāti he knows

Example Sentences

Some 600 more lakes linked to thawing permafrost have appeared on the North Slope since 1955, according to UAF researcher Prajna Lindgren.

From Washington Post

And magic, in turn, is equivalent in their minds to the Buddhist concept of prajña, or the Chinese belief in ch’i.

From Washington Times

Retreat leaders for the 2015 season include the singer-songwriter and actor Jimmie Dale Gilmore, the poet and essayist Jane Hirshfield, the “Unstuff Your Life” author Andrew Mellen, and the Prajna yoga instructor Djuna Mascall.

From New York Times

Not to be forgotten, No. 15 Murdaya Poo’s son, Prajna, is wed to No. 34 Alex Tedja’s daughter Irene.

From Forbes

Bayle alone shows that he saw this.92.This is also just the Prajna—Paramita of the Buddhists, the “beyond all knowledge,” i.e., the point at which subject and object are no more.

From Project Gutenberg