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Prajpramit-HdayamThe Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom

edited by Edward Conze1

translated by nandajoti Bhikkhu

O! Namo Bhagavatyai rya-Prajpramityai!Hail! Reverence to the Gracious and Noble Perfection of Wisdom

rya-Avalokitevaro Bodhisattvo,The Noble Buddha-to-be Avalokitevara,

gambhr prajpramit cary caramo,while dwelling deep in the practice of the perfection of wisdom,

vyavalokayati sma panca-skandhsbeheld these five constituent groups (of mind and body)

t ca svabhvanyn payati sma.and saw them empty of self-nature.

Iha, riputra, rpa nyat, nyataiva rpa;

Here, riputra, form is emptiness, emptiness is surely form;

rpn na pthak nyat, unyaty na pthag rpa;emptiness is not different from form, form is not different from emptiness;

yad rpa, s nyat; ya nyat, tad rpa;whatever form there is, that is emptiness; whatever emptiness there is, that is form.

evam eva vedan-saj-saskra-vijna.the same for feelings, perceptions, volitional processes and consciousness.

Iha, riputra, sarva-dharm nyat-laka,Here, riputra, all things have the characteristic of emptiness,

anutpann, aniruddh; amal, avimal; ann, aparipr.no arising, no ceasing; no purity, no impurity; no deficiency, no completeness.

1I have made one or two small adjustments to the text, following the notes by Jayarava in his

various articles on the text: http://jayarava.blogspot.com/search?q=heart+sutra, which have

also helped me to understand sections of the text better.

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Tasmc riputra, nyatyTherefore, riputra, in emptiness

na rpa, na vedan, na saj, na saskr, na vijnam;there is no form, no feeling, no perception, no volitional processes, no consciousness;

na caku-rotra-ghrna-jihv-kya-mansi;there are no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind;

na rpa-abda-gandha-rasa-spraavya-dharmh;no forms, sounds, smells, tastes, touches, thoughts;

na cakr-dhtur yvan na manovijna-dhtu;no eye-element (and so on) up to no mind-consciousness element;

na avidy, na avidy-kayo yvan na jar-maraam, na jar-maraa-kayo;no ignorance, no destruction of ignorance (and so on) up to no old age and death, nodestruction of old age and death;

na dukha-samudaya-nirodha-mrg;no suffering, arising, cessation, path;

na jnam, na prptir na aprpti.no knowledge, no attainment, no non-attainment.

Tasmc riputra, aprptitvd BodhisattvasyaTherefore, riputra, because of the Buddha-to-be's non-attainments

Prajpramitm ritya, viharaty acittvaraa,he relies on the Perfection of Wisdom, and dwells with his mind unobstructed,

cittvaraa-nstitvd atrastro,having an unobstructed mind he does not tremble,

viparysa-atikrnto, nih-Nirva-prpta.overcoming opposition, he attains the state of Nirva.

Tryadhva-vyavasthit sarva-BuddhAll the Buddhas abiding in the three times

Prajpramitm rityathrough relying on the Perfection of Wisdom

anuttar Samyaksambodhimabhisambuddh.fully awaken to the unsurpassed Perfect and Complete Awakening.

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Tasmj jtavyam Prajpramit mah-mantro,Therefore one should know the Perfection of Wisdom is a great mantra,

mah-vidy mantro, 'nuttara-mantro, samasama-mantra,a great scientific mantra, an unsurpassed mantra, an unmatched mantra,

sarva dukha praamana, satyam, amithyatvt.the subduer of all suffering, the truth, not falsehood.

Prajpramitym ukto mantra tad-yath:In the Perfection of Wisdom the mantra has been uttered in this way:

gate, gate, pragate, prasagate, Bodhi, svh!gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond, Awakening, blessings!

Iti Prajpramit-Hdayam SamptamThus the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom is Complete