Prajnaratna, Prajñāratna, Prajna-ratna: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPrajñāratna (प्रज्ञारत्न) refers to the “jewel of wisdom”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 46.—Accordingly, “Wisdom (prajñā) is the foremost of all conditioned dharmas for, cherished by the saints, it destroys conditioned dharmas precisely. As is said in the sūtras: Of all the jewels, the jewel of wisdom (prajñāratna) is foremost. There is no further sadness or torment for the person who is established at the summit of wisdom: considering unfortunate and troubled beings, there is nothing that he does not discover except by the sword of wisdom; he breaks the passions which have had no beginning and the shackles of saṃsāra”.
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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