The Heart Sutra
The short text of The Heart Sutra is Buddhism in a nutshell. It has had the most profound and wide-reaching influence of any text in Buddhism. Its full title, Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra, "The Sutra of the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom," explains that this sutra contains the essence of the Buddha’s teaching, the core of perfect enlightenment. It is the source of the famous and puzzling declaration, "form is emptiness, emptiness is form."
For this new translation into English, Red Pine, award-winning translator of Chinese poetry and religious texts, has utilized various... more
For this new translation into English, Red Pine, award-winning translator of Chinese poetry and religious texts, has utilized various... more
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