Prajnajnana, Prajñājñāna, Prajna-jnana: 2 definitions
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Prajnajnana means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāPrajñājñāna (प्रज्ञाज्ञान) refers to “insight and knowledge”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, “When this had been said, the Lord said to the Bodhisattva, the great being Gaganagañja: ‘[...] Son of good family, [the Bodhisattva] who gives a gift in such a way, completely gives up the vices of all living beings by insight and knowledge (prajñājñāna—prajñājñānena ca), but he does not abandon any living being by the knowledge of expedient means. In a such a way, son of good family, the generosity of a Bodhisattva with a mind set on giving up becomes like the expanse of the sky’”.
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.
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
Source: Brill: Śaivism and the Tantric Traditions (tantric Buddhism)Prajñājñāna (प्रज्ञाज्ञान) or Prajñājñānābhiṣeka refers to the second of three higher initiations, according to the Saptāṅga (Cf. Vāgīśvarakīrti’s Tattvaratnāvaloka verse 17).—The coded language expresses what happens in the three higher initiations (guhyābhiṣeka, prajñājñānābhiṣeka, caturthābhiṣeka), the first two of which are of a sexual nature. [...] The second stage, where a sprout is said to be born and made to grow in a pure lotus, alludes to the prajñājñāna-abhiṣeka, where it is the initiand who copulates with the/another consort. The sprout represents his fledgling wisdom.
Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (vajrayāna) are collected indepently.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Jnana, Prajna.
Starts with: Prajnajnanabhisheka.
Full-text: Sarvatathagataprajnajnanamudra, Abhisheka.
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