The Heart Sutra

The Heart Sutra (The Maha Prajna Paramita Great Enlightened Dharani Sutra)
Translated from Sanskrit to Chinese by Master Kumarajiva
Translated from Chinese to English by Mr. Jerry Pevahouse (jpevahouse@comcast.net)

Avalokieteshvara Bodhisattva practicing profound Prajna Paramita clearly saw
the five skandhas to be empty transcending all suffering and difficulties.
Sariputra!
Form is empty therefore no difficulties are to be discerned.
Feeling is empty therefore no feeling.
Thought is empty therefore no knowing.
Volition is empty therefore no doing.
Consciousness is empty therefore no awakening.
Why is this?
Sariputra!
Without form there is no emptiness.
Without emptiness there is no form.
Form is then emptiness. Emptiness is then form.
Feeling, thought, volition and consciousness are also like this.
Sariptura, all these dharmas are phenomena,
No created, not destroyed,
Not defiled, not pure,
Not increasing, not decreasing.
These empty Dharmas are without past, without future, without present.
Therefore in emptiness,
No form, no feeling, thought, volition, consciousness,
No eyes, ears, tongue, body, mind,
No listening, smelling, tasting, touching,
No world to be observed up to no world to be perceived,
No ignorance also no end to ignorance
Up to no old age and death and no end to old age and death,
No suffering, craving, annihilation, path.
No wisdom also no attainment.
Therefore nothing arises which can be attained.
The Bodhisattva relies on Prajna Paramita.
Therefore the mind is without obstructions.
No obstructions therefore no fear, doubt.
Far beyond deluded thinking, suffering and difficulties.
Ultimate Nirvana!
All past, present and future Buddha's rely on Prajna Paramita
Therefore attaining supreme enlightenment.
Therefore know Prajna Paramita is the great-enlightened dharani, the highest
dharani, the unequaled dharani and remover of all suffering.
This is true and real, not false.
Therefore say the Prajna Paramita Dharani saying
"gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi soha"

Maha Prajna Paramita Great Enlightened Dharani Sutra