Manchester Buddhist Centre

A Buddhist ritual devoted to Prajnaparamita, a female Buddha fig­ure embody­ing the qual­it­ies of the per­fec­tion of wisdom

Praise to Prajnaparamita,
Who is lov­ing towards all.

Homage to Prajnaparamita,
With Love and Wisdom in her eyes.

Radiant she sits
On blue lotus and glow­ing white moon.

Homage to the spir­itual mother,
From whom all Buddhas are born

Prajnaparamita is often described as the Mother of all the Buddhas. Her name trans­lates as the Perfection of Wisdom and only through real­ising this Perfection are Buddhas born.

By devotedly and faith­fully reflect­ing upon the themes of empti­ness and imper­man­ence, we can bring ourselves to clear, refined states of mind. With con­tin­ued prac­tice, we may find ourselves in the stag­ger­ingly beau­ti­ful, yet scorch­ing pres­ence of Prajnaparamita – tran­scend­ental wis­dom itself.

If this sounds appeal­ing, please come along to the puja. You may find your­self catch­ing a glimpse of Prajnaparamita. Do you dare to take the risk?

More about the puja

In gath­er­ing together on the full moon each month, we are join­ing Buddhists across the world in a tra­di­tion that goes back to the time of the his­tor­ical Buddha

The ritual will be led in call and response with chant­ing and verses, prac­tised to develop our spir­itual emo­tions to match our spir­itual understanding.

If you have atten­ded an intro­duct­ory Buddhism course but are new to puja, you will be made very wel­come. There is no pres­sure to join in — it is fine just to watch.