Prajpramit-Hdayam The 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-skandhs beheld 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.

I 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.

The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom - 2 Tasmc riputra, nyaty Therefore, 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, no destruction 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 Bodhisattvasya Therefore, 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-Buddh All the Buddhas abiding in the three times Prajpramitm ritya through relying on the Perfection of Wisdom anuttar Samyaksambodhim abhisambuddh. fully awaken to the unsurpassed Perfect and Complete Awakening.

The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom - 3 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 Samptam Thus the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom is Complete