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Prajñā (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञा) or paññā (Pāli) is wisdom, understanding, discernment or cognitive acuity. It is one of three divisions of the Noble Eightfold Path. Such wisdom is understood to exist in the universal flux of being and can be intuitively experienced through meditation. In some sects of Buddhism, it is especially the wisdom that is based on the direct realization of such things as the four noble truths, impermanence, interdependent origination, non-self and emptiness. Prajñā is the wisdom that is able to extinguish afflictions (kleśas) and bring about enlightenment.
In Sanskrit, jñā can be translated as "consciousness", "knowledge", or "understanding". Pra is an intensifier which could be translated as "higher", "greater", "supreme" or "premium".
In the Pāli Canon, paññā is defined in a variety of overlapping ways, frequently centering on concentrated insight into the three characteristics of all things—impermanence, suffering and no-self—and the four noble truths.
For instance, both when elaborating upon the five spiritual faculties—faith, energy, mindfulness, concentration and wisdom — and when discussing the threefold training of higher virtue (adhi-sīla), higher-mind (adhi-citta) and higher-wisdom (or "heightened discernment": adhi-paññā), the Buddha describes paññā (here translated as "discernment") as follows:
Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutram 心經梵唱 - The Shore Beyond 彼岸 (黃慧音 Imee Ooi)
Heart Sutra (Prajna Paramitha Hridaya Sutra) - lyrics Sanskrit and English
Prajna - Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview
Prajnaparamita hrdaya sutra. Heart sutra. El sutra del corazon
Prajna Vieira and the Mukti Kirtan Ensemble: Jai Radha/Govindam
Essence of the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra 般若波罗蜜多心经-佛母心咒
Prajna Vieira, Shiva Ballad, Ahimsa Fest 2013
Mantra of Avalokiteshvara, Om Mani Padme Hum, Prajna-paramita Hrdaya
Prajna-paramita Hrdaya Sutram (The Heart Sutra) 般若心経
Prajna - Pas Bouger
Look through the window and who do I see
Amber friend Amber waiting there for me
Look through the window and who do I see
Abby friend Abby another friend for me
Hello , Hello , Hello and how are you