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| Headword | Definition |
|---|---|
| shes rab | [prajña]/ Wisdom. Discriminative awareness that understands what is to be cultivated and what is to be abandoned. |
| shes rab kyi chos bzhi | The four qualities of wisdom.\n1. {shes 'chal sogs mi mthun phyogs nyams pa/} pacifies discordant factors such as corrupt morality\n2. {chos kyi bdag med rtogs pa'i rnam par mi rtog pa/} generates non-conceptual wisdom understanding the selfless-ness of phenomena\n3. {'dod pa rdzogs par byed pa/} accomplishes one's wishes\n4. {rigs can gsum smin par byed pa/} matures disciples of the three families (see {rigs can gsum}). |
| shes rab kyi mthar gyis sbyor ba | Serial training in wisdom. Bodhisattva paths from the path of accumulation up to the moment preceeding the last instant of the [mahāyana] path, mainly engaged in the training in wisdom. |
| shes rab kyi nor | [prajña dhana]/ Riches of wisdom; wealth of wisdom. Abundance of wit, intellect, ingenuity, understanding, etc. One of the seven riches of a Noble Person (see {'phags nor bdun}). |
| shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa | [prajñāpāramitā]/ Perfection of Wisdom. The Bodhisattva's training of wisdom, e.g. the understanding of emptiness and selflessness; one of the six perfections. |
| shes rab snying po | [prajñāpāramitāhṛdya ṡūtra]/ Heart of Wisdom; the Heart [sūtra]. A short perfection of wisdom [sūtra] chiefly consisting of a dialogue between [ṡariputra] and Avalokitesvara on the nature of emptiness. A teaching of Buddha through his inspiration and permission. |
| shes rab rnam gsum | Three types of wisdom. A.\n1. {kun dzob rtogs pa'i shes rab/} wisdom understanding conventional phenomena\n2. {don dam rtogs pa'i shes rab/} wisdom understanding ultimate phenomena\n3. {sems can don byed rtogs pa'i shes rab} wisdom understanding the welfare of sentient beings. B.\n1. {thos pa las byung ba'i shes rab/} wisdom acquired through hearing\n2. {bsam pa las byung ba'i shes rab/} wisdom acquired through contemplation\n3. {bsgom pa las byung ba'i shes rab/} wisdom acquired through meditation. |
| shes rab ye shes kyi dbang | [prajñājñānābhiṣekha]/ The primordial wisdom initiation; the wisdom-knowledge initiation. A highest yoga tantra initiation, in which the mind of disciples is initiated in reliance upon the [maṇḍala] of the femine consort: their mental delusions are removed; they are empowered to carry out completion stage practice meditation and the seed to obtain the dharmakaya of mind-vajra is implanted into the mental continuum of the disciples. |
| kun rdzob rtogs pa'i shes rab | [saṁvrti pratijñāna]/ A. Wisdom that has gained mastery over the five sciences of learning (see {rig pa'i gnas Ing}). B. Wisdom understanding conventional phenomena; the discriminative awareness that understands things on the conventional level of truth, e.g. a wisdom understanding the illusory nature of phenomena. |