"Consciousness (namshé) is impermanent. Wisdom (yeshé) is permanent. རྣམ་ཤེས་ནི་མི་རྟག་པའོ། ། ཡེ་ཤེས་ནི་རྟག་པའོ། །" –Buddha Shakyamuni, Questions of Sāgaramati Sutra (Sāgaramatiparipṛcchā Sūtra) In Buddhism it is considered essential for a Buddhist practitioner to generate two accumulations (sambhāradvaya; ཚོགས་གཉིས་, tsoknyi) merit (བསོད་ནམས་, sönam) and wisdom in order to be able to progress on the path, meet qualified teachers,… Continue reading The Importance of the Accumulation of Wisdom/Primordial Awareness (Prajñā/Jñāna)
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Translation Note: The difference between ‘prajñā’ (sherab) and ‘jñāna’ (yeshe) and their role in understanding the Buddhist ‘view’
As an homage and offering to the great mother prajñāpāramitā, on this new moon day, I offer this short translation and research note of what the term prajñā means, how it differs from the other important term jñāna and thus how it is best translated. It is 'knowing' but 'knowing' what? In many Buddhist texts,… Continue reading Translation Note: The difference between ‘prajñā’ (sherab) and ‘jñāna’ (yeshe) and their role in understanding the Buddhist ‘view’