般若
Chinese
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trad. (般若) | 般 | 若 | |
simp. #(般若) | 般 | 若 | |
alternative forms | 波若 |
Etymology
From Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā).
Pronunciation
Noun
般若
- (Buddhism) prajñā; Buddhist wisdom
Derived terms
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Descendants
Sino-Xenic (般若):
- → Japanese: 般若 (hannya)
- → Korean: 반야(般若) (banya)
- → Vietnamese: bát nhã (般若)
See also
- 智慧 (zhìhuì, “wisdom”)
References
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922), “般若” in 佛學大辭典 [A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms].
Japanese
Etymology
Kanji in this term | |
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般 | 若 |
はん Grade: S | にゃ Grade: 6 |
kan’on | goon |
Alternative spelling |
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波若 |
From Middle Chinese 般若 (MC puɑn ȵiaX) or 般若 (MC pˠan ȵiaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā)[1][2][3][4] or Pali paññā (“wisdom”).[4][5]
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) はんにゃ [háꜜǹnyà] (Atamadaka – [1])[3]
- IPA(key): [hã̠ɲ̟ɲ̟a̠]
Noun
般若 • (hannya)
- (Buddhism) prajñā, Buddhist wisdom
- (Noh) a type of mask with the appearance of a grinning horned demoness
- a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring a hannya mask
- the star or monk's hood cactus, Astrophytum ornatum
- Hypernym: 仙人掌 (saboten)
- Short for 般若面 (hannyazura): a dreadful face
- a 伽羅 (kyara)-class aromatic wood
Derived terms
Derived terms
- 般若経 (Hannya-kyō)
- 般若寺 (Hannya-ji)
- 般若時 (hannyaji)
- 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō)
- 般若隈 (hannyaguma)
- 般若声 (hannyagoe)
- 般若面 (hannyazura)
- 般若湯 (hannyatō, obscure Buddhist priest jargon for "sake")
- 般若の船 (hannya no fune)
- 般若の面 (hannya no men)
- 般若波羅蜜 (hannya-haramitsu)
- 般若波羅蜜多 (hannya-haramitta)
- 般若面 (hannyamen)
- 金剛般若 (Kongō Hannya)
See also
- 知恵, 智慧 (chie, “wisdom”)
Proper noun
般若 • (Hannya)
- Short for 般若経 (Hannya-kyō): the Great Perfection of Wisdom collection of sutras
- Short for 般若寺 (Hannya-ji): the Hannya Temple in Nara
References
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
- “般若”, in ブリタニカ国際大百科事典 小項目事典 (Buritanika Kokusai Dai Hyakka Jiten: Shō Kōmoku Jiten, “Encyclopædia Britannica International: Micropædia”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- “般若”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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般 | 若 |
Noun
般若
- chữ Hán form of bát nhã (“prajñā, Buddhist wisdom”).