praj-pramit-hdaya-stramThe Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra

b r b lu m du xn jngBt Nh Ba La Mt a TmKinh

nama sarvajya

ryvalokitevaro bodhisattvo gambhry praj-pramity cary caramoWhen Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara was practicing the profound Prajna Paramita,

gun z zi p s xng shn b r b lu m du shQun T Ti B Tt hnh thm Bt Nh Ba La Mt a thi

vyavalokayati sma paca-skandh t ca svabhva-nyn payati smaHe illuminated the five skandhas and saw that they are all empty, and he crossed beyond all suffering and difficulty.

zho jin w yn ji kng d y qi k Chiu kin ng un giai khng nht thit kh ch

iha riputra rpa nyat nyataiva rpa rpn na pthak nyat nyaty na pthag rpaSariputra, form does not differ from emptiness; emptiness does not differ from form.

sh l z s b y kng kng b y sX Li T sc bt d khng khng bt d sc

yad rpa s nyat y nyat tad rpaForm itself is emptiness; emptiness itself is form.

s j sh kng kng j sh sSc tc th khng khng tc th sc

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evam eva vedan-saj-saskra-vijnniSo too are feeling, cognition, formation, and consciousness.

shu xing xng sh y f r shTh tng hnh thc dic phc nh th

iha riputra sarva-dharm nyat-lakaSariputra, all dharmas are empty of characteristics.

sh l z sh zh f kng xingX Li T th ch php khng tng

anutpann aniruddh amal avimal anon apariprThey are not produced, not destroyed, not defiled, not pure; and they neither increase nor diminish.

b shng b mi b gu b jng b zng b jinBt sanh bt dit bt cu bt tnh bt tng bt gim

tasmc chriputra nyaty na rpa na vedan na saj na saskr na vijnamTherefore, in emptiness there is no form, feeling, cognition, formation, or consciousness;

sh g kng zhng w s w shu xing xng shTh c khng trung v sc v th tng hnh thc

na caku-rotra-ghra-jihv-kya-mansi na rpa-abda-gandha-rasa-spraavya-dharmNo eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or mind; no sights, sounds, smells, tastes, objects of touch, or dharmas;

w yn r b sh shn y w s shng xing wi ch fV nhn nh t thit thn v sc thanh hng v xc php

na cakur-dhtur yvan na mano-vijna-dhatuNo field of the eyes up to and including no field of mind consciousness;

w yn ji ni zh w y sh jiV nhn gii ni ch v thc gii

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na-vidy na vidy na vidy-kayo na-vidy-kayoAnd no ignorance or ending of ignorance,

w w mng y w w mng jnV v minh dic v v minh tn

yvan na jar-maraa na jar-maraa-kayaUp to and including no old age and death or ending of old age and death.

ni zh w lo s y w lo s jnNi ch v lo t dic v lo t tn

na dukha-samudaya-nirodha-mrg na jna na prptiThere is no suffering, no accumulating, no extinction, no way, and no understanding and no attaining.

w k j mi do w zh y w dV kh tp dit o v tr dic v c

tasmd aprptitvd bodhisattvnBecause nothing is attained, the Bodhisattva,

y w su d g p t s duD v s c c B Tt a

praj-pramitm ritya viharaty acitta-varaaThrough reliance on Prajna Paramita, is unimpeded in his mind.

y b r b lu m du g xn w gu iY Bt Nh Ba La Mt a c tm v qui ngi

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citta-varaa-nstitvd atrasto viparysa-atikrntoBecause there is no impediment, he is not afraid, and he leaves distorted dream-thinking far behind.

w gu i g w yu kng b yun l din do mng xingV qui ngi c v hu khng b vin ly in o mng tng

niha-nirvaUltimately Nirvana!

ji jng ni pnCu cnh Nit Bn

tryadhva-vyavasthit sarva-buddh praj-pramitm rityaAll Buddhas of the three periods of time

sn sh zh f y b r b lu m du gTam th ch Pht y Bt Nh Ba La Mt a c

anuttar samyak-sabodhim abhisabuddhAttain Anuttarasamyaksambodhi through reliance on Prajna Paramita.

d nu du lu sn mio sn p tc A Nu a La TamMiu Tam B

tasmj jtavya praj-pramit mah-mantroTherefore know that Prajna Paramita is a great spiritual mantra,

g zh b r b lu m du sh d shn zhuC tri Bt Nh Ba La Mt a th i thn ch

mah-vidy-mantronuttara-mantrosamasama-mantraA great bright mantra, a supreme mantra, an unequalled mantra.

sh d mng zhu sh w shng zhu sh w dng dng zhuTh i minh ch th v thng ch th v ng ng ch

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sarva-dukha-praamana satyam amithyatvtIt can remove all suffering; it is genuine and not false.

nng ch y qi k zhn sh b xNng tr nht thit kh chn tht bt h

praj-pramitym ukto mantra tadyathThat is why the mantra of Prajna Paramita was spoken. Recite it like this:

g shu b r b lu m du zhu j shu zhu yuC thuyt Bt Nh Ba La Mt a ch Tc thuyt ch vit

gate gate pragate prasagate bodhi svhGate Gate Paragate Parasamgate, Bodhi Svaha!

ji d ji d b lu ji d b lu sng ji dYt Yt Ba La Yt Ba La Tng Yt

p t s p hB Tt B Ha

iti praj-pramit-hdaya-stra samptaEnd of the Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra

Maha Prajna Paramita

m h b r b lu m duMa Ha Bt Nh Ba La Mt a

( 3 times / / Tam xng )

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