Understanding two terms is necessary in understanding this week's "Heart Advice." It has implications, if read carefully, for the person with Alzheimer's as well as those who love him.
Prajñāpāramitā in Buddhism, means "the Perfection of (Transcendent) Wisdom." It is a central concept in Buddhism and its practice and understanding are taken to be indispensable elements of the Bodhisaatva Path.
A Bodhisattva is an enlightenment being. Traditionally, a bodhisattva is anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated a spontaneous wish to attain Buddahood for the benefit of all sentient beings.
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