般若波羅蜜多

Chinese

prajñā; Buddhist wisdom paramita
trad. (般若波羅蜜多) 般若 波羅蜜多
simp. (般若波罗蜜多) 般若 波罗蜜多

Etymology

Transcription of Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā).

Pronunciation


Noun

般若波羅蜜多

  1. (Buddhism) prajnaparamita: the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom
  2. (Buddhism) the body of sutras relating to this subject

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (般若波羅蜜多):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: S
にゃ
Grade: 6

Grade: 3

Grade: S
みつ > みっ
Grade: S

Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜多, itself a transcription from Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता (prajñāpāramitā).

Noun

(はん)(にゃ)()()(みっ)() or 般若波羅蜜多(はんにゃはらみた) • (hannya haramitta or hannya haramita) 

  1. (Buddhism) prajnaparamita: the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom
  2. (Buddhism) the body of sutras relating to this subject

Synonyms

See also

References

  1. Zen Heart Sutra Phonetic – Translation Of The Kanji Of The Heart Sutra, 2017 August 18 (last accessed)
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