prajna
[ pruhj-nyah, -nuh ]
nounBuddhism, Hinduism.
pure and unqualified knowledge.
Origin of prajna
1From the Sanskrit word prajñā
- Also called Enlightenment.
Words Nearby prajna
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How to use prajna in a sentence
Students of the mahayana present offerings to the prajna-paramita, to Manjusri, and to Kwan-she-yin.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-Hsien
British Dictionary definitions for prajna
prajna
/ (ˈprʊdʒnə, -njɑː) /
noun
wisdom or understanding considered as the goal of Buddhist contemplation
Origin of prajna
1from Sanskrit prajñā, from prajānāti he knows
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