般若

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(般若)

Etymology

From Pali paññā. Compare Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā).

Pronunciation


Noun

般若

  1. (Buddhism) prajñā; Buddhist wisdom

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (般若):
  • Japanese:  (はん) (にゃ) (hannya)
  • Korean: 반야 (般若, banya)
  • Vietnamese: bát nhã (般若)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: S
にゃ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

From Middle Chinese 般若 (MC buɑn ȵiaX), itself a transliteration of Sanskrit प्रज्ञा (prajñā, wisdom)[1][2] or Pali paññā.[2][3]

Pronunciation

Noun

般若 (hiragana はんにゃ, katakana ハンニャ, rōmaji hannya)

  1. (Buddhism) prajñā: Buddhist 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 cactus (Astrophytum spp., eg, Astrophytum asterias; Astrophytum ornatum)
    Hypernym: 仙人掌 (saboten)
  5. Short for 般若面 (hannya-zura): a dreadful face
Derived terms

See also

References

  1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1 2 1998, 世界大百科事典 第2版 (Sekai Dai-hyakka Jiten Dainiban, “Heibonsha World Encyclopedia Second Edition”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Heibonsha.
  3. 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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