Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra

 

Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra

 

When the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara

was coursing in the deep Prajna Paramitta,

He perceived that all five skandhas are empty.

Thus, he overcame all ills and suffering.

 

“O, Sariputra, form does not differ from voidness, and

voidness does not differ from form. Form is voidness and

the void is form; the same is true for feeling, conception,

volition and consciousness.

 

“Sariputra, the characteristics of the voidness of all dhar-

mas are non-arising, non-ceasing, non-defiled, non-pure,

non-increasing, non-decreasing.

 

“Therefore, in the void there is no form, feeling, concep-

tion, volition or consciousness

 

No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind; no form, sound,

smell, taste, touch, mind-object, or eye realm, until we

come to no realm of consciousness;

 

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.

 

“Also, there is no truth of suffering, of the cause of suffer-

ing, of the cessation of suffering, or of the Path.

“There is no wisdom, and there is no attainment whatso-

ever.

 

“Because there is nothing to be attained, the Bodhisattva,

relying on the Prajna Paramita, has no obstruction in his

mind.

 

“Because there is no obstruction, he has no fear;

And, thus, he passes far beyond confused imagination

And reaches Ultimate Nirvana.

 

“The Buddhas of the past, present and future, also relying

on the Prajna Paramita, have attained Supreme Enlight-

enment.

 

“Therefore, the Prajna Paramita is the great magic spell,

the great spell of illumination, the supreme spell, which

can truly protect one from all suffering without fail.”

 

Hence, he uttered the spell of the Prajna Paramita, saying,

“Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate. Bodhi, Svaha! ”