PRAJNA, in Buddhism, means wisdom, under standing, or foreknowledge. The author of the Ashta Saliariska thus addresses Prajna : ' Thou mighty object of my worship ! Thou Prajna art the sum of all good qualities, and Buddha is the guru of the world.' The author of the Puja Kand thus addresses Prajna : I make salutation to Prajna Devi, who is the Prajna Paramita (Transcendental Wisdom), the Prajna Rupa (multi form), the Nir Rupa (formless), and the universal mother.
Prajna Devi is deified Nature 'or Diva Nature, and the same as Dharma. In the .physiOlogical mythology of the Buddhists, the universal mother in the Kameshwari temple at Gowhatty in Amara is represented by the Yoni, which is there a triangular stone, tri-kon-akar-'antra. Adi Prajna or Dharma is the Prajna Devi, the Prajna Pamnuta, the Prajna Rupa, the Sir Raps, and the universal mother. The wise make no distinction between thee and Budh. When all was Sangata, Prajna l)evi was revealed out of Akas (apace) with the letter U. That Yoni from which the world was made
manifest is the tri-kon-akar-jantra.' In the midst of the jantra or tri-kon is a binda (point or cypher); from that binda Adi Prajna revealed herself by her own will. From the sides of the triangle, Adi Prajna produced Budh and Dharma and Sangha. Adi Sangha, Amitabha, by virtue of his Santa Jayan, created the Budhi Satwa named Padina Tani, and committed to his hands the lotus, the type of creative power. From Padina Pain's shoulders sprang Brahma's forehead, Mahadeo his two eyes, the sun and moon, from his mouth the air, from his teeth S.araswati, from his belly Varuna, his knees I.akahnii, his feet the earth. From the union of the essences of Apaya (Adi Budha) and of Prajna (Adi Marina) proceeded the world, which is Sangha, represented by the letter M.