Prajñaparamita means "the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom" in
Mahayana Buddhism. Prajñaparamita refers to this perfected way of seeing the nature of reality, as well as to a particular body of
sutras and to the personification of the concept in the
Bodhisattva known as the "Great Mother" (Tibetan: Yum Chenmo). The word
Prajñaparamita combines the
Sanskrit words
prajña "wisdom" with
paramita "perfection". Prajñaparamita is a central concept in
Mahayana Buddhism and is generally associated with the doctrine of emptiness (
Shunyata) or 'lack of
Svabhava' (essence) and the works of
Nagarjuna. Its practice and understanding are taken to be indispensable elements of the
Bodhisattva path.