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alayavijnana, all-ground consciousness [IW]
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transcendent [[wisdom]], ultimate transcendent knowledge, [[Prajnaparamita]] [IW]  
  
See also: [[All-ground]]
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[[Prajnaparamita]], the Perfection of Insight [RY]  
  
all-ground consciousness. Def. [[thun mong]] [[spyi'i mtshan nyid]] [[ni]] / [[ma bsgribs]] [[la lung]] [[du ma]] [[bstan pa'i]] [[gtso bo'i rnam shes]] [[gang zhig]] [[bag chags kyi bgo bzhir]] [[gyur pa]] [[rnam smin]] [[dang]] [[sa bon]] [[thams cad]] [[ji ltar rigs pa]] [[bsten]] [[zhing]] [[don gyi ngo bo rig pa]]; alaya-vijnana. ([[RY]])
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''Transcendent Knowledge'', prajnaparamita. Intelligence which transcends conceptual thinking. 'Transcendent' literally means 'gone to the other shore' in the sense of having departed from 'this shore' of dualistic concepts, ie.,conceptualization in general. The [[Mahayana]] teachings on insight into [[Emptiness]], transcending the fixation/attachment on subject, object and action. Associated with the Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma [RY]  
  
[[Vajra body]] endowed with the six elements. The [[six outer elements]] are the [[five elements]] and the element of mental objects ([[chos khams]]). The [[six inner elements]] are flesh, blood, warmth, breath, vacuities and the [[all-ground consciousness]]. The [[six secret elements]] are the [[nadi]]s as the stable earth element, the syllable [[HANG]] at the crown of the head as the liquid water element, the [[A-stroke]] at the navel center as the warm fire element, the [[life-prana]] ([[srog gi rlung]]) as the moving wind element, the [[avadhuti]] as the void space element, and the [[all-ground wisdom]] as the [[cognizant wisdom element]]. This last category is the uncommon explanation. ([[RY]])
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prajnaparamita ([[yab]] is [[rdo rje 'chang]]) [JV]  
  
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perfection of [[wisdom]]; transcendent wisdom, ''transcendent knowledge'', "the innate wisdom revealed upon 'reaching' the other shore", transcending intelligence, knowledge, the perfection of wisdom, def. [['khor gsum mi rtog pa]]s-[[chos kyi rang bzhin]]-[[ba]]-[[rtogs pa]]-[[ni]] ultimate transcendent knowledge [RY]
  
[[Category: Key Terms]] [[Category: Mahayana]] [[Category: Vajrayana]]
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See more at: [[Absolute truth]], [[Relative truth]], [[Suchness]], [[The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines (RiBa)]]  
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[[Category: Key Terms]]

Latest revision as of 13:38, 23 January 2006

transcendent wisdom, ultimate transcendent knowledge, Prajnaparamita [IW]

Prajnaparamita, the Perfection of Insight [RY]

Transcendent Knowledge, prajnaparamita. Intelligence which transcends conceptual thinking. 'Transcendent' literally means 'gone to the other shore' in the sense of having departed from 'this shore' of dualistic concepts, ie.,conceptualization in general. The Mahayana teachings on insight into Emptiness, transcending the fixation/attachment on subject, object and action. Associated with the Second Turning of the Wheel of Dharma [RY]

prajnaparamita (yab is rdo rje 'chang) [JV]

perfection of wisdom; transcendent wisdom, transcendent knowledge, "the innate wisdom revealed upon 'reaching' the other shore", transcending intelligence, knowledge, the perfection of wisdom, def. 'khor gsum mi rtog pas-chos kyi rang bzhin-ba-rtogs pa-ni ultimate transcendent knowledge [RY]

See more at: Absolute truth, Relative truth, Suchness, The Perfection of Wisdom in 8,000 Lines (RiBa)