Heart Sutra


Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Kannon Bosatsu), when meditating in deep level of wisdom,

Kan ji zai bo sa gyo- jin han-nya ha ra mi ta ji

clearly perceived that all five elements are empty, which saves from all anguish and troubles.

sho- ken go on kai ku- do is-sai ku yaku.

Sariputra! Form does not differ from emptiness And emptiness does not differ from form.

sha ri shi shiki fu I ku- ku- fu I shiki

Form itself is emptiness and emptiness itself is form.

shiki soku ze ku- ku- soku ze shiki

Sensation, perception, action, consciousness are also like this.

Ju so- gyo- shiki yaku bu nyo ze

Sariputra, These matters are marked by emptiness

Sha ri shi ze sho ho- ku- so-

Neither being born nor perishing; being not stained nor pure; Neither increasing nor decreasing. For these reasons, there is in emptiness,

Fu sho- fu metsu fu ku fu jo- fu zo- fu gen ze ko ku- chu-

No form nor is there sensation, perception, action or consciousness; No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind.

Mu shiki mu ju so- gyo- shiki mu gen-ni bi zes-shin I

No form, sound, smell, taste, touch, dharma; No visible world, no mental world;

mu shiki sho- ko- mi soku ho- mu gen kai nai shi mu I shiki kai

There is no ignorance or destruction of ignorance.

mu mu myo- yaku mu mu myo- jin

There is no old age and death, no destruction of old age and death;

nai shi mu ro- shi yaku mu ro- shi jin

No anguish or its formation or its suppression or the way thereto ; No wisdom and no attainment, since there is nothing to attain.

mu ku shu metsu do- mu chi yaku mu toku I mu sho tok'ko

The Boddhisattva by depending on the perfect wisdom

Bo dai sat-ta e han-nya ha ra mi ta ko

Has thought free of entrapment or obstacles, since there is no entrapments or obstacles; Having thus nothing to fear

shim-mu kei ge mu kei ge ko mu u ku fu

He separates himself from all perverse imaginings and dreamlike notions achieving complete and final perfect happiness and tranquility .

on ri is-sai ten do- mu so- ku gyo- ne han

The Buddhas from past, present, and future by relying on perfect wisdom

San ze sho butsu e han-nya ha ra mi ta ko

Have had the supreme enlightenment.

Toku a noku ta ra sam-myaku sam-bo dai

Therefore know that Perfect Wisdom is the great sacred mantra, the great vivid mantra,

ko chi han-nya ha ra mi ta ze dai shin shu ze dai myo- shu

The unsurpassed mantra, the supreme mantra, which completely removes all anguish. That is real, not vain.

ze mu jo- shu ze mu to- to- shu no- jo is-sai ku shin jitsu fu ko

Therefore set forth the Perfect Wisdom mantra, set forth this mantra and proclaim:

ko setsu han-mya ha ra mi ta shu soku setsu shu watsu

"Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi, Swaha !!

Gya tei,  gya tei,  ha ra gya tei, hara so-gya tei, Bodhi sva-ha- ka.

And here, the heart of the Perfect Wisdom is realized.

 han-nya shin gyo


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