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Tib. sherchin] transcendent knowledge
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The Goddess Perfection of Wisdom, usually shown with Manjusri.
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In certain Buddhist texts, they deal with the understanding of the "Perfection of Wisdom." Rimpoche: In Tibetan Buddhism, it means a Precious One. It is the title of a highly adept Buddhist practitioner.
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The 'Wisdom that has gone beyond', a literature compiled in India from the first century B.C.
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The perfection of wisdom. The Prajñaparamita sutras are the teachings of Shakyamuni Buddha in which the wisdom of emptiness and the path of the bodhisattva are set forth. The basis of Nagarjuna's philosophy.
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( Skt.): The perfection of wisdom, a name for the body of mahayana sutras expounding the doctrine of emptiness. Among the most famous of these are the Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra.
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The perfection of wisdom. Literally: "The wisdom which has gone beyond" to the other shore, to the unconditioned, to nirvana. Transcendent wisdom.
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