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The Maha Prajnaparamita Hridaya Sutra

The Bodhisattva of Great Compassion from the
deep practice of Prajnaparamita perceived the
emptiness of all five skandas an delivered all
beings from their suffering.

O Sariputra, form is no other than emptiness,
emptiness no other than form.
Form is emptiness, emptiness form.
The same is true of feeling, thought, impulse and
consciousness.

O Sariputra, all dharmas are empty.
They are not born or annihilated.
They are not defiled nor immaculate.
They do not increase nor decrease.
So in emptiness no form, no feeling, no thought, no
impulse, no consciousness.

No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind; no form,
sound, smell, taste, touch, or objects of mind, no
realm of sight, no realm of consciousness.

No ignorance, nor extinction of ignorance, no old
age and death, nor extinction of them.

No suffering, no cause of suffering, no cease from
suffering, no path to lead out of suffering,
no knowledge, no attainment, no realization, for
there is nothing to attain.

The Bodhisattva holds on to nothing but
Prajnaparamita therefore the mind is clear of any
delusive hindrance.
Without hindrance there is no fear,
away from all perceived views one reaches final nirvana.

All Buddhas of past, present and future through
faith in Prajnaparamita attain to the highest perfect
enlightenment.

Know then the Prajnaparamita is the great
dharani, the radiant peerless mantrum, the utmost
supreme mantrum, which is capable of allaying all
pain.
This is true beyond all doubt.

Proclaim now the highest wisdom, the
Prajnaparamita.

Gate, Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi, Svaha!
Gate, Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi, Svaha!
Gate, Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi, Svaha!

Comments

[Nacho]

Chalip, nice post, nice studies. Another book that has been quite helpful and provocative on the Heart Sutra, is Red Pine's "The Heart Sutra." It has a few translations, and the commentary is quite provocative. The comments on how he established a critical edition of the text, as well as the historical connections, are also quite interesting.

Thanks,

N

[chalip]

I've seen great reviews of that Red Pine edition. I'm sure I will pick it up eventually. Thanks for mentioning it.