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The Heart Sutra
| Avalokitesvara, Bodhisattva of Compassion, observing
deeply the Perfection of Wisdom, Prajna Paramita, clearly saw the emptiness
of the Five Aggregates, thus transcending adversity and pain. O, Sariputra,
form is no other than emptiness, emptiness no other than form; form is
exactly emptiness, emptiness exactly form, the same is true of feeling,
perception, mental formations and consciousness. O Sariputra, all dharmas
are forms of emptiness, not born, not destroyed; not tainted, not pure; not
increasing, not decreasing; and so in emptiness there is no form, no
feeling, no perception, no mental formations, no consciousness; no eyes, no
ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; no color, no sound, no smell, no
taste, no touch, no thought, no realm of sight and so forth until no end of
consciousness, no ignorance, no end to ignorance and so forth until no old
age and death and no end to old age and death, no suffering, no desire, no
cessation, no path, no wisdom no attainment. And so the Bodhisattva relies
on the Prajna Paramita with no hindrance in the mind, no hindrance,
therefore no fear, far beyond deluded thoughts, this is Nirvana. All past,
present and future Buddhas rely on the Perfection of Wisdom and thus attain
the Highest Perfect Enlightenment. Therefore, know that the Prajna Paramita
is the Great Transcendent Mantra, the Great Resplendent Mantra, the
Unexcelled Mantra, the Unsurpassed Mantra, the Mantra Which Relieves All
Suffering, so proclaim the Prajna Paramita Mantra, proclaim the Mantra and
say: Gate! Gate! Paragate! Parasamgate! Bodhi, Svaha! Great
Perfection of Wisdom, Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. |
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