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Passages where paññā occurs literally — in the original, and, where a German translation of the same lines exists, in German.

• Tipiṭaka · Majjhima Nikāya 43 Primary passage

  „Was kann von einem geläuterten Geistbewusstsein, das von den fünf Sinnen frei ist, erkannt werden?“ „Im Wissen: ‚Raum ist unendlich‘, kann es die Dimension des unendlichen Raumes erkennen. Im Wissen: ‚Bewusstsein ist unendlich‘, kann es die Dimension des unendlichen Bewusstseins erkennen. Im Wissen: ‚Da ist überhaupt nichts‘, kann es die Dimension des Nichts erkennen.“ „Wie versteht man etwas, das erkannt werden kann?“ „Man versteht etwas, das erkannt werden kann, mit dem Auge der Weisheit.“ „Man versteht etwas, das erkannt werden kann, mit dem Auge der Weisheit.“ „Was ist der Zweck der Weisheit?“ „Der Zweck der Weisheit ist unmittelbare Einsicht, vollständiges Verstehen und Aufgeben.“ …

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  Na ca labbhā imesaṁ dhammānaṁ vinibbhujitvā vinibbhujitvā nānākaraṇaṁ paññāpetun”ti. “Nissaṭṭhena hāvuso, pañcahi indriyehi parisuddhena manoviññāṇena kiṁ neyyan”ti? “Nissaṭṭhena, āvuso, pañcahi indriyehi parisuddhena manoviññāṇena ‘ananto ākāso’ti ākāsānañcāyatanaṁ neyyaṁ, ‘anantaṁ viññāṇan’ti viññāṇañcāyatanaṁ neyyaṁ, ‘natthi kiñcī’ti ākiñcaññāyatanaṁ neyyan”ti. “Neyyaṁ panāvuso, dhammaṁ kena pajānātī”ti? “Neyyaṁ kho, āvuso, dhammaṁ paññācakkhunā pajānātī”ti. “Paññā panāvuso, kimatthiyā”ti? “Paññā kho, āvuso, abhiññatthā pariññatthā pahānatthā”ti. “Kati panāvuso, paccayā sammādiṭṭhiyā uppādāyā”ti?

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• Tipiṭaka · Vibhaṅga · Pāli

  Savitakkasavicārā paññā, avitakkavicāramattā paññā, avitakkaavicārā paññā. Pītisahagatā paññā, sukhasahagatā paññā, upekkhāsahagatā paññā. Ācayagāminī paññā, apacayagāminī paññā, nevācayagāmināpacayagāminī paññā. Sekkhā paññā, asekkhā paññā, nevasekkhanāsekkhā paññā. Parittā paññā, mahaggatā paññā, appamāṇā paññā. Parittārammaṇā paññā, mahaggatārammaṇā paññā, appamāṇārammaṇā paññā. Maggārammaṇā paññā, maggahetukā paññā, maggādhipatinī paññā. Uppannā paññā, anuppannā paññā, uppādinī paññā. Atītā paññā, anāgatā paññā, paccuppannā paññā. Atītārammaṇā paññā, anāgatārammaṇā paññā, paccuppannārammaṇā paññā. Ajjhattā paññā, bahiddhā paññā, ajjhattabahiddhā paññā. Ajjhattārammaṇā paññā …

• Dzogchen · Essential Summary · English

  Through direct perception, increase, reaching full measure and exhaustion, The prāṇa-mind should be emptied, as if drawing light back into a crystal. Within the state of primordial purity, visionary appearances transcend sorrow. The ground itself matures as the fruit, the three types of pristine wisdom, Utterly pure as dharmakāya, sambhogakāya and nirmāṇakāya. Since they are one in dharmakāya, both sambhogakāya and nirmāṇakāya are aspects of the ground’s manifestation.

• Pāli commentaries · Visuddhimaggo (Dutiyo bhāgo) · Pāli

  Kā paññā, kenaṭṭhena paññā, kānassā lakkhaṇarasapaccupaṭṭhānapadaṭṭhānāni, katividhā paññā, kathaṃ bhāvetabbā, paññābhāvanāya ko ānisaṃsoti? 422 . Tatridaṃ vissajjanaṃ, kā paññā ti paññā bahuvidhā nānappakārā. Taṃ sabbaṃ vibhāvayituṃ ārabbhamānaṃ vissajjanaṃ adhippetañceva atthaṃ na sādheyya, uttari ca vikkhepāya saṃvatteyya, tasmā idha adhippetameva sandhāya vadāma. Kusalacittasampayuttaṃ vipassanāñāṇaṃ paññā.

• Kangyur · Summary of Empowerment · English

  The alternative would be taking prajñājñāna as “wisdom from a prajñā ” and translate: “Therefore, the unsurpassable wisdom is not the wisdom from a prajñā, which has arisen from a cause.” There is no mutual sealing, one by the other, Through result and cause. {153}

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