Parent:: [[Sikkha|Sikkhā]], [[5 Indriya|Pañca Indriya]], [[Saddhamma]] Related:: [[Sila|Sīla]], [[Samadhi|Samādhi]] Child:: [[Sankappa]] # Paññā (Wisdom) ![[MN53 Sekhasutta#^panna]] ![[MN53 Sekhasutta#^panna-explanation]] ## Wisdom "Understands" / "Knows" ![[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta#^wisdom-understands]] ## Wisdom should be developed, and [[Vinnana|Consciousness]] should be known ![[MN43 Mahāvedallasutta#^wisdom-developed-consciousness-known]] ## 3-Fold Practice ![[MN44 Cūḷavedallasutta#^sila-samadhi-panna|MN44]] ## With Paññā, [[Asava|Āsava]] is removed ![[DN16 Mahāparinibbānasutta#^sila-samadhi-panna]] ![[MN26 Pāsarāsisutta#^9th-jhana]] ## Liberation by Heart (Cetovimutti) and Wisdom (Paññāvimutti) ![[DN16 Mahāparinibbānasutta#^8d5174]] ## 3 Types of Paññā 1. **Suta-mayā paññā** — wisdom born of _hearing_ (learning from others, including reading or listening to Dhamma) 2. **Cintā-mayā paññā** — wisdom born of _thinking or reflection_ (logical reasoning and contemplation) 3. **Bhāvanā-mayā paññā** — wisdom born of _meditative development_ (direct insight through meditation) ## Sutta - AN8.2 Paññāsutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/an8.2/en/sujato)) — 8 things helpful for developing wisdom — same as mentioned in DN34