般若

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (般若)
simp. #(般若)
alternative forms 波若
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Etymology

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From Pali paññā, from Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 3/3 2/3
Initial () (1) (38)
Final () (69) (100)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () II III
Fanqie
Baxter paen nyaeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pˠan/ /ȵiaX/
Pan
Wuyun
/pᵚan/ /ȵiaX/
Shao
Rongfen
/pɐn/ /ȵʑiaX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/paɨn/ /ȵiaX/
Li
Rong
/pan/ /ȵiaX/
Wang
Li
/pan/ /ȵʑĭaX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/pan/ /ȵʑi̯aX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
bān
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
baan1 je5

Noun

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般若

  1. (Buddhism) prajñā; Buddhist transcendental wisdom

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (般若):

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References

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Japanese

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Etymology

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: S
にゃ
Grade: 6
kan'on goon
Alternative spelling
波若
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般若 (mask)

From Middle Chinese 般若 (MC pan nyaeX) or 般若 (MC paen nyaeX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā)[1][2][3][4] or Pali paññā (wisdom).[4][5]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はん)(にゃ) or 般若(ハンニャ) (hannya

  1. (Buddhism) prajñā, Buddhist transcendental wisdom
  2. (Noh) a type of mask with the appearance of a grinning horned demoness
  3. a kind of 家紋 (kamon, family crest) featuring a hannya mask
  4. A star or monk's hood cactus, Astrophytum ornatum
    Hypernym: 仙人掌 (saboten)
  5. Short for 般若面 (hannyazura): a dreadful face
  6. a 伽羅 (kyara)-class aromatic wood

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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(はん)(にゃ) (Hannya

  1. Short for 般若経 (Hannya-kyō): the Great Perfection of Wisdom collection of sutras
  2. Short for 般若寺 (Hannya-ji): the Hannya Temple in Nara

References

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  1. ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. ^ 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)[1] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Britannica Japan Co., Ltd., 2014
  3. 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  4. 4.0 4.1 般若”, in 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainihan, Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition)[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha, 1998
  5. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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般若

  1. chữ Hán form of bát nhã (prajñā, Buddhist transcendental wisdom).