Prajñāpāramitā Devī
Prajñāpāramitā Devī (; ) is a Buddhist deities, female Buddha that symbolizes and embodies Prajnaparamita, Prajñāpāramitā, the perfection of transcendent wisdom.Lu, Zhao-lin“Representing Prajñāpāramitā in Tibet and the Indian Himalayas .The iconographic concept in the Temples of Nako , rKyang bu and.” (2013). This is the highest kind of Prajñā (Buddhism), wisdom in Mahayana and Vajrayana, which leads to Buddhahood and is the spontaneous source of Buddhahood. This is the essence of the Prajna-Paramita Sutras, Prajñāpāramitā sutras of which there are thousands. As such, Prajñāpāramitā Devī is a samboghakaya Buddha, and is known as "Mother of Buddhas" () or "The Great Mother" ().Shaw, Miranda (2006). ''Buddhist Goddesses of India,'' p. 166. Princeton University Press. She is a central figure in Vajrayana and appears in various sutra and tantra Buddhist sources, like the ''Heart Sutra'', ''Sādhanamāla'', ''Niṣpannayogāvali,'' the ''Caṇḍamahāro� ...
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