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Prajñāpāramitā means "the Perfection of Wisdom" or "Transcendental Knowledge" in Mahāyāna. Prajñāpāramitā refers to a perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as to a particular body of Mahāyāna scriptures (sūtras), known as the Prajñāpāramitā sutras, which includes such texts as the Heart Sutra and Diamond Sutra.

The word Prajñāpāramitā combines the Sanskrit words prajñā "wisdom" (or "knowledge") with pāramitā, "excellence," "perfection," "noble character quality," or "that which has gone beyond," "gone to the other side," "transcending." Prajñāpāramitā is a central concept in Mahāyāna Buddhism and is generally associated with ideas such as emptiness (śūnyatā), 'lack of svabhāva' (essence), the illusory (māyā) nature of things, how all phenomena are characterized by "non-arising" (anutpāda, i.e. unborn) and the madhyamaka thought of Nāgārjuna. Its practice and understanding are taken to be indispensable elements of the Bodhisattva path.

According to Edward Conze, the Prajñāpāramitā Sūtras are "a collection of about forty texts ... composed somewhere on the Indian subcontinent between approximately 100 BC and AD 600." Some Prajnāpāramitā sūtras are thought to be among the earliest Mahāyāna sūtras.

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December 15th, 2019, Serial No. 04497

Perfect Wisdom, Vow, Nirvana
Dec 15 2019

The Non-Duality of Silence and Language

Silence, Transmission, Perfect Wisdom, Non-duality, Balance, Duality, Observe, Heart...
Nov 23 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

A Conversation about Principle and Phenomena

Heart Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, resistance, confusion, Letting Go, Don't Know Mind...
May 18 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Just This Is: the Avatamsaka Sutra in the Zen Tradition

Perfect Wisdom, Discrimination, Buddha Mind, Practice Period, Karmic Consciousness,...
Apr 13 2019
AM
No Abode Hermitage

The Hands And Eyes Of Avalokiteshvara

Compassion is the teaching of the Buddha. Stories of the different statues and scrolls at No Abode. Yunmen and Daowu, the thousand arms of Avalokiteshvara.

Compassion, Avalokiteshvara, Transmission, Silence, Avalokiteshvara, Perfect Wisdom,...
Nov 10 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Teachings and Meditations On Our True Nature

Our true nature is that we fully possess the wisdom and virtues of the buddhas. But because of misconceptions and attachments we do not realize our buddha nature. Therefore, teachings are given to...

YRB-2018-Summer, Evil, resistance, Karmic Consciousness, Attachment, confusion,...
Aug 07 2018
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The Yoga Room

The Womb of the Tathagata #4

Being supported in compassion; Uncle Mi and the rabbit;

Compassion, Buddha Nature, Perfect Wisdom, Attachment
Jul 14 2018
AM
No Abode Hermitage

April 24th, 2018, Serial No. 04433

Perfect Wisdom, true dharma, Instruction
Apr 24 2018

March 11th, 2018, Serial No. 04422

Compassion, Bodhisattva, Perfect Wisdom
Mar 11 2018

August 5th, 2017, Serial No. 04389

Wisdom, Instruction, Perfect Wisdom
Aug 05 2017

The Teaching of the Buddha’s Whole Lifetime

Coming to Zen Center to receive training; extensive discussion and planting rice fields can both be appropriate response;

Perfect Wisdom, Faith, Politics
Aug 05 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

July 9th, 2017, Serial No. 04382

Consciousness, Buddha, Perfect Wisdom
Jul 09 2017

July 8th, 2017, Serial No. 04379

Perfect Wisdom, Wisdom, Nirvana
Jul 08 2017

Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the Holy

Not abiding in anything, including wisdom; helping without the idea of helping; practicing the paramitas without holding on to them; Buddha twirling a flower, Manjushri smiling is transmission in...

Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Concentration, Perfect Wisdom, Nirvana, Vow
Jul 08 2017
AM
No Abode Hermitage

July 8th, 2017, Serial No. 04380

Perfect Wisdom, Emptiness, Freedom
Jul 08 2017

Prajna Paramita, the Lovely, the Holy

Ungraspable nature of all phenomena; perfect wisdom understands dependent co-arising; non-abiding in any state.

Perfect Wisdom, Transmission, Compassion, Dependent Origination, Perfect Wisdom,...
Jul 08 2017
PM
No Abode Hermitage

November 12th, 2016, Serial No. 04330

Enemies, Perfect Wisdom, Gratitude
Nov 12 2016

Listening to the Cries of the World

Kind Speech, Compassion, Gratitude, Enemies, Perfect Wisdom, Gratitude
Nov 12 2016
PM
No Abode Hermitage

The Pivotal Business of Buddha’s House

Lotus Sutra, Lotus Sutra, Faith, Zazen, Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Samadhi
Jun 11 2016
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Melting the Root of Transgression

Confession-and-Repentance, Buddha Ancestors, Compassion, Confession-and-Repentance,...
Apr 09 2016
AM
No Abode Hermitage

January 24th, 2016, Serial No. 04272

Samadhi, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha Mind
Jan 24 2016

December 5th, 2015, Serial No. 04252

Buddha Mind, Perfect Wisdom, Vow
Dec 05 2015

March 15th, 2015, Serial No. 04211

Intimacy, Perfect Wisdom, Precious Mirror
Mar 15 2015

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1

Lotus Sutra, Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Intimacy, Lotus Sutra, Perfect Wisdom
Mar 07 2015
PM
No Abode Hermitage

Song of the Jewel Mirror Samadhi, Part 1

Perfect Wisdom, Precious Mirror, Lotus Sutra, Heart Sutra, Compassion, Precious...
Mar 07 2015
AM
No Abode Hermitage

March 7th, 2015, Serial No. 04208

Precious Mirror, Perfect Wisdom, Buddha
Mar 07 2015

A Bodhisattva Vow Ceremony: Your Mind Is Becoming Buddha

Precepts, Bodhisattva Vow, Perfect Wisdom, Lotus Sutra, Perfect Wisdom, Precepts,...
Feb 07 2015
No Abode Hermitage

February 7th, 2015, Serial No. 04207

Perfect Wisdom, Vow, Precepts
Feb 07 2015

January 24th, 2015, Serial No. 04204

Perfect Wisdom, Emptiness, Avalokiteshvara
Jan 24 2015

January 23rd, 2015, Serial No. 04203

Compassion, Perfect Wisdom, Practice
Jan 23 2015

January 11th, 2015, Serial No. 04193

Buddha Mind, Perfect Wisdom, Avalokiteshvara
Jan 11 2015

January 8th, 2015, Serial No. 04190

Perfect Wisdom, Zazen, Avalokiteshvara
Jan 08 2015

Heartbreak Hotel: Karmic Consciousness

Karmic Consciousness, Perfect Wisdom, Cultivation, Karmic Consciousness, Perfect...
Jan 03 2015
AM
No Abode Hermitage

Heartbreak Hotel: Karmic Consciousness

Karmic Consciousness, Cultivation, Karmic Consequences, Karmic Consciousness, Karmic...
Jan 03 2015
PM
No Abode Hermitage

January 3rd, 2015, Serial No. 04188

Karmic Consciousness, Perfect Wisdom, Separation
Jan 03 2015

December 16th, 2014, Serial No. 04187

Religion, Liberation, Perfect Wisdom
Dec 16 2014

Everything Is a Precious Mirror

Precious Mirror, Perfect Wisdom, Suffering, Perfect Wisdom, Samadhi, Doubt, Letting...
Dec 13 2014
No Abode Hermitage

December 13th, 2014, Serial No. 04186

Precious Mirror, Perfect Wisdom, Samadhi
Dec 13 2014

December 9th, 2014, Serial No. 04185

Perfect Wisdom, Wisdom, Pain
Dec 09 2014

December 2nd, 2014, Serial No. 04179

Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Attachment
Dec 02 2014

November 25th, 2014, Serial No. 04176

Perfect Wisdom, Bell, Suzuki Roshi
Nov 25 2014

November 17th, 2014, Serial No. 04169

Mindfulness, Perfect Wisdom, Blue Cliff Record
Nov 17 2014

November 15th, 2014, Serial No. 04168

Perfect Wisdom, Triple Treasure, Hate
Nov 15 2014

November 3rd, 2014, Serial No. 04166

Bodhisattva Way, Perfect Wisdom, Manjushri
Nov 03 2014

October 2nd, 2014, Serial No. 04157

Perfect Wisdom, Karmic Consciousness, Manjushri
Oct 02 2014

September 21st, 2014, Serial No. 04155

Perfect Wisdom, Evil, Karmic Consciousness
Sep 21 2014

From Where Does an Appropriate Response Emerge?

Cultivation, Perfect Wisdom, Karmic Consciousness, Karmic Consciousness, Perfect...
Sep 12 2014
AM
No Abode Hermitage

From Where Does an Appropriate Response Emerge?

Cultivation, Perfect Wisdom, Cause-and-Effect, Faith, Perfect Wisdom, causation, Fox...
Sep 12 2014
PM
No Abode Hermitage

September 12th, 2014, Serial No. 04154

Faith, Perfect Wisdom, Fox
Sep 12 2014

September 12th, 2014, Serial No. 04153

Karmic Consciousness, Perfect Wisdom, Practice
Sep 12 2014

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