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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 般若 [ㄅㄛ ㄖㄜˇ; bo1 re3]
 Sanskrit prajña: wisdom
 great wisdom
 wondrous knowledge
 

From: Japanese-English Electronic Dictionary 和英電子辞書

 般若
 はんにゃ
 noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
 Buddhist term
 prajna
 wisdom required to attain enlightenment
 see: 般若面はんにゃめん・1
 noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy)
 family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask
 see: 般若面はんにゃづら・2
 abbreviation
 dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy)
 terrifying facial expression