Heart sutra
The
Heart Sutra (
Sanskrit: Hridaya Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra) is a well known
Mahāyāna Buddhist text of the
Perfection_of_Wisdom class. It was probably composed in
China and back translated into
Sanskrit. It is said to contain the
heart of the Perfection of Wisdom, hence its name. The Heart Sutra is frequently chanted by Mahayana Buddhists.
The Heart Sutra has an associated mantra or dharani:
Gate gate pāragate pārasamgate bodhi svāhā
(ga-tay ga-tay pah-ra-gah-tay pah-ra-sung-gah-tay bo-d'-hi swah-hah)
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