Prajnasamadhi, Prajñāsamādhi, Prajna-samadhi: 1 definition
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Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraPrajñāsamādhi (प्रज्ञासमाधि) refers to the “Samādhi of wisdom”, according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter 7.—Accordingly: “[Question]:—How do we know whether a bodhisattva is with regression or without regression? [Answer]:—[...] Finally, the Bodhisattva who possesses three dharmas is without regression: 1) Resolutely he has made the vow to become Buddha, and this resolution is unshakeable and infrangible like diamond. 2) His compassion for all beings penetrates his bones and marrow. 3) He has attained the samādhi of wisdom (prajñāsamādhi) and sees all the Buddhas of the present. Thus he is called non-regressing Bodhisattva”.
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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