Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v1.c7.s6.t2.3

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**Prajna:** One of the five important classics of Tibetan Buddhism and the early important Buddhist ideology and theory of Mahayana. Its fundamental classic is Prajnaparamita and also known as the mother of Buddha (Yum chen mo) because the reason for all Buddhas to become a Buddha is mainly that they depend on Buddhist scriptures of which the essence and realisation process (originating from sex empty theory and how to study Buddhist scriptures and to become a Buddha) are originated from Prajnaparamita. Therefore, Prajnaparamita is called the mother of Buddhist scriptures or the mother of all Buddhas. In addition, Prajnaparamita is thought the transcendent enlightenment intelligence namely Prajna is wisdom, based on which the truth -- true suchness, true essence, and false and sex empty theory are explored. Therefore Prajna is said to be