भावनामया पञ्ञा
Bhāvanā-mayā paññā
Wisdom from meditation / Wisdom born of development
修慧
Grammar 語法
compound: bhāvanā (mental development, cultivation — feminine noun) + mayā + paññā
Definition 釋義
The third and highest of the three wisdoms — understanding arising from direct meditative experience. This is the insight (vipassanā paññā) that directly perceives the Three Characteristics (anicca, dukkha, anattā) in the arising and passing of phenomena. Bhāvanā-mayā paññā is not conceptual — it is the direct 'knowing' (ñāṇa) that progressively dismantles the fetters through the four stages of enlightenment. It can only be attained after the ground of suta-mayā and cintā-mayā paññā is well established.
Canonical Example 典籍例句
Bhāvanāmayā paññā — sā pana vipassanā vijjā.
Wisdom born of meditation — that is insight-knowledge.
Source: Visuddhimagga (Buddhaghosa), XIV
At a Glance
- Pali
- Bhāvanā-mayā paññā
- IAST
- Bhāvanā-mayī prajñā
- Devanagari
- भावनामया पञ्ञा
- Chinese
- 修慧
- Difficulty
- intermediate
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