Close-up of statue of Prajñāpāramitā Bodhisattva, personification of transcendent wisdom, at Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal - Image Details
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Close-up of statue of Prajñāpāramitā Bodhisattva, personification of transcendent wisdom, at Kopan Monastery, Kathmandu, Nepal

The word Prajñāpāramitā combines the Sanskrit words prajñā `wisdom` or `knowledge` with pāramitā `perfection` and is a central concept in Mahāyāna Buddhism practice. The Bodhisattva is seen here with hands raised in a sign symbolizing the revolving of the Wheel of Buddhist Dharma Law. Kopan Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist temple located on a hill in the outskirts of Kathmandu, Nepal.

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