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Bore Xin Jing (The Heart Sutra)般若波羅蜜多心經

Xuanzang, Chinese translation · 649 (Tang, 23rd year of the Zhenguan era) · India · 1 pieces · 293 Chinese characters

“Form is itself emptiness, and emptiness is itself form” — a sutra that presses the wisdom of Buddhism into two hundred and sixty characters. It is the text most recited by heart in East Asia. Xuanzang turned it into Chinese after his return from India.

One entry fully translated (6 paragraphs, 2 notes). For the mantra the sound is put first and the meaning added after it.

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