WISDOM (PANNA) HAS A SPECIFIC MEANING IN BUDDHISM.

Wisdom is an English word having many meanings. To translate the Buddhist word Panna, we use the same word, Wisdom.

Then what is the exact meaning of Wisdom?

And who do have the wisdom?

Wisdom means to understand at surface level or at deeper level to 'See and Know', that all things, outside things and inner things of Mind and Body, are Impermanent, Selfless (Essence-less) and leads to suffering when grasped at them.

If one Understands the above statement with respect to everything, then he only understands the Wisdom.

If one 'Sees and Knows' the above three states of things of the wisdom to everything, by which he drops the grasping of things and becomes not attached to things, be free from things, then he has gained the Wisdom.

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