The Heart Sutra - English version - Full version

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The Heart Sutra


Prajna Paramita Hrydaya Sutra



Preface#1 — Disciple Nien An

Preface#2 — Disciple Wang K'ai

Translator's Introduction — Ven. Dharma Master Lok To

Prologue — Grand Master T'an Hsu

Commentary — Grand Master T'an Hsu

"When the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara."

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"Was Coursing in the Deep Prajna Paramita."

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"He Perceived That All Five Skandhas Are Empty."

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"Thus He Overcame All Ills and Suffering."

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"Oh, Sariputra, Form Does not Differ From the Void,

And the Void Does Not Differ From Form.

Form is Void and Void is Form;

The Same is True For Feelings,

Perceptions, Volitions and Consciousness."

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"Sariputra, the Characteristics of the

Voidness of All Dharmas

Are Non-Arising, Non-Ceasing, Non-Defiled,

Non-Pure, Non-Increasing, Non-Decreasing."

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"Therefore, in the Void There Are No Forms,

No Feelings, Perceptions, Volitions or Consciousness."

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"No Eye, Ear, Nose, Tongue, Body or Mind;

No Form, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch or Mind Object;

No Realm of the Eye,

Until We Come to No realm of Consciousness."

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"No ignorance and Also No Ending of Ignorance,

Until We Come to No Old Age and Death and

No Ending of Old Age and Death."

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"Also, There is No Truth of Suffering,

Of the Cause of Suffering,

Of the Cessation of Suffering, Nor of the Path."

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"There is No Wisdom, and There is No Attainment Whatsoever."

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"Because There is Nothing to Be Attained,

The Bodhisattva Relying On Prajna Paramita Has

No Obstruction in His Mind."

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"Because There is No Obstruction, He Has no Fear,"

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"And He passes Far Beyond Confused Imagination."

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"And Reaches Ultimate Nirvana."

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"The Buddhas of the Past, Present and Future,

By Relying on Prajna Paramita

Have Attained Supreme Enlightenment."

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"Therefore, the Prajna Paramita is the Great Magic Spell,

The Spell of Illumination, the Supreme Spell,

Which Can Truly Protect One From All Suffering Without Fail."

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"Therefore He Uttered the Spell of Prajnaparmita,

Saying Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate, Bodhi Svaha."

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