Prajñāpāramitā sūtras

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Buddhist sūtras Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture collection

The Prajñāpāramitā sūtras are a foundational collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist scriptures that expound the perfection of wisdom and the doctrine of emptiness (śūnyatā).

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form	Occurrences
Prajnaparamita sutras	2
Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (8,000-line)	1
Large Prajñāpāramitā Sutra	1
Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (25,000-line)	1
Prajnaparamita sutra	1
Prajñāpāramitā sutras	1
Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya	1
Small Prajñāpāramitā Sutra	1
Vajracchedika Sutra	1
Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (100,000-line)	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Buddhist sūtras ⓘ Mahāyāna Buddhist scripture collection ⓘ
associatedPractice	bodhisattva path ⓘ perfection of wisdom (prajñā) ⓘ
associatedWith	Buddha Śākyamuni NERFINISHED ⓘ bodhisattva Avalokiteśvara NERFINISHED ⓘ bodhisattva Mañjuśrī NERFINISHED ⓘ
audience	bodhisattvas ⓘ
coreConcept	non-duality ⓘ non-self (anātman) ⓘ suchness (tathatā) ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ
doctrinalCategory	perfection of wisdom literature ⓘ
emphasizes	compassion united with wisdom ⓘ emptiness of all dharmas ⓘ emptiness of the five aggregates ⓘ non-attainment ⓘ
genre	didactic scripture ⓘ philosophical discourse ⓘ
geographicOrigin	Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalImpact	provided scriptural basis for emptiness doctrine ⓘ shaped Mahāyāna philosophical vocabulary ⓘ
influenced	Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Madhyamaka school NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogācāra school NERFINISHED ⓘ Zen Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	Sanskrit ⓘ
mainDoctrine	prajñāpāramitā (perfection of wisdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ śūnyatā (emptiness) ⓘ
periodOfComposition	approximately 1st century BCE to 5th century CE ⓘ
preservedIn	Chinese Buddhist Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tibetan Kangyur NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedConcept	Prajñāpāramitā personified as a goddess in later traditions ⓘ
religiousTradition	Mahāyāna Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInCanon	foundational Mahāyāna scriptures ⓘ
teaches	path to Buddhahood ⓘ perfections (pāramitās) ⓘ
textualFamily	Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Larger Prajñāpāramitā texts NERFINISHED ⓘ Pañcaviṃśatisāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya Sūtra (Heart Sūtra) NERFINISHED ⓘ Smaller Prajñāpāramitā texts ⓘ Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (Diamond Sūtra) NERFINISHED ⓘ Śatasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
translatedInto	Classical Chinese ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ
veneratedAs	teaching of the Buddha ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Śāriputra → featuredIn → Prajñāpāramitā sūtras ⓘ

Heart Sutra → titleInSanskrit → Prajñāpāramitā sūtras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya

Heart Sutra → textFamily → Prajñāpāramitā sūtras ⓘ

this entity surface form: Prajnaparamita sutras

perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā) → centralConceptOf → Prajñāpāramitā sūtras ⓘ