般若

Chinese
phonetic
trad. (般若) 般 若
simp. #(般若) 般 若
alternative forms 波若

Etymology

From Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 般 若
Reading # 3/3 2/3
Initial (聲) 幫 (1) 日 (38)
Final (韻) 刪 (69) 麻 (100)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II III
Fanqie 布還切 人者切
Baxter paen nyaeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /pˠan/ /ȵiaX/
Pan
Wuyun		 /pᵚan/ /ȵiaX/
Shao
Rongfen		 /pɐn/ /ȵʑiaX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /paɨn/ /ȵiaX/
Li
Rong		 /pan/ /ȵiaX/
Wang
Li		 /pan/ /ȵʑĭaX/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /pan/ /ȵʑi̯aX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 bān rě
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 baan1 je5

Noun

般若

  1. (Buddhism) prajñā; Buddhist wisdom

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (般若):
  • → Japanese: 般若(はんにゃ) (hannya)
  • → Korean: 반야(般若) (banya)
  • → Vietnamese: bát nhã (般若)

See also

References

Japanese

Etymology
Kanji in this term
般 若
はん
Grade: S		 にゃ
Grade: 6
kan’on goon
Alternative spelling
波若
般若 (mask)

From Middle Chinese 般若 (MC pan nyaeX) or 般若 (MC paen nyaeX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā)[1][2][3][4] or Pali paññā (“wisdom”).[4][5]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) は​んにゃ [háꜜǹnyà] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
  • IPA(key): [hã̠ɲ̟ɲ̟a̠]

Noun

般(はん)若(にゃ) or 般若(ハンニャ) • (hannya) 

  1. (Buddhism) prajñā, Buddhist wisdom
  2. (Noh) a type of mask with the appearance of a grinning horned demoness
  3. a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a hannya mask
  4. A star or monk's hood cactus, Astrophytum ornatum
    Hypernym: 仙人掌 (saboten)
  5. Short for 般若面 (hannyazura): a dreadful face
  6. a 伽羅 (kyara)-class aromatic wood

Derived terms
Derived terms

See also

Proper noun

般(はん)若(にゃ) • (Hannya) 

  1. Short for 般若経 (Hannya-kyō): the Great Perfection of Wisdom collection of sutras
  2. Short for 般若寺 (Hannya-ji): the Hannya Temple in Nara

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. “般若”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  3. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. “般若”, in 世界大百科事典 第２版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”)‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
般若

Noun

般若

  1. chữ Hán form of bát nhã (“prajñā, Buddhist wisdom”).
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