Prajnabhavana, Prajñābhāvanā, Prajna-bhavana: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPrajñābhāvanā (प्रज्ञाभावना) refers to the “(path consisting of the) cultivation of wisdom”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 40.—Accordingly: [...] The Wheel of Brahmā teaches the four dhyānas, and the Wheel of the Dharma teaches the thirty-seven auxiliaries of enlightenment. The Wheel of Brahmā teaches the path consisting of the practice of concentration, and the Wheel of the Dharma teaches the path consisting of the cultivation of wisdom (prajñābhāvanā). These are the various distinctions to be made between the Wheel of Brahmā and the Wheel of the Dharma.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
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