Prajñā
Prajñā (
Sanskrit) or paññā (
Pali) has been translated as "
wisdom," "understanding," "discernment," "cognitive acuity," or "know-how." In
Buddhism, it especially refers to the wisdom that is based on the direct realization of the
Four Noble Truths,
impermanence,
dependent origination,
not-self,
emptiness, etc. Prajñā is the wisdom that is able to extinguish
afflictions and bring about
enlightenment.
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Prajna
Prajna (Sanskrit) [from pra before + the verbal root jna to know] To know through clear perception, to discern clearly; wisdom, intellectual perception or knowledge as contrasted with mere brain-mind ratiocination. Its cultivation is one of the Buddhist paramitas.
prajna
This term, meaning wisdom, is the supreme wisdom considered by
Mahayana Buddhism to be outside human experience and incapable of being conveyed in this-world categories. The key experience of prajna is insight into
Emptiness, the true nature of the cosmos. This is usually attained during
enlightenment.