**Due to some unforseen circumstances, the audio chanting file attached along with this 
  heart.ZIP file had been removed. Any unneccessary inconvinience is much regretted.
** ]YؤiקK], ߸gۻwɮ(audio file) wgQRF,Цh.
( 06-March-2000 )

Note: Some of the characters need Chinese Big 5 software to view them.

    mYiùeh߸gn    TêkvȮNĶ

[ۦb,`Yiùeh,ӨĭҪ,פ@W,٧Ql,⤣,Ť,YO,
ŧYO,Q,_pO,٧Ql,OѪkŬ,ͤ,b,W,OGŤL,
LQ,LջިN,LnĲk,L,DܵLNѬ,LL,LL,
DܵLѦ,LѦ,LWD,LLo,HLұoG,дئ,̯YiùehG,
ߵLê,LêG,L,A˹ڷQ,sIn,T@Ѧ,̯YiùehG,
ohùTƤTд,GYiùeh,OjG,OjG,OLWG,OLG,ణ@W,
uꤣ,GYiùehG,YG, ʹ iù iù
дıCF

bo re bo luo mi duo xin jing 
guan zi zai pu sa , xing shen bo re bo luo mi duo shi , zhao jian wu yun jie kong , 
du yi qie ku e ,  she li zi , se bu yi kong , kong bu yi se , se ji shi kong , 
kong ji shi se , shou xiang xing shi , yi fu ru shi , she li zi , shi zhu fa kong xiang , 
bu sheng bu mie , bu gou bu jing , bu zeng bu jian , shi gu kong zhong wu se , 
wu shou xiang xing shi , wu yan er bi she shen yi , wu se sheng xiang wei chu fa,  
wu yan jie , nai zhi wu yi shi jie,  wu wu ming , yi wu wu ming jin , nai zhi wu lao si , 
yi wu lao si jin , wu ku ji mie dao , wu zhi yi wu de , yi wu suo de gu , pu ti sa duo , 
yi bo re bo luo mi duo gu , xin wu gua ai , wu gua ai gu , wu you kong bu , 
yuan li dian dao meng xiang , jiu jing nie pan , san shi zhu fo , 
yi bo re bo luo mi duo gu , de e nou duo luo san miao san pu ti , 
gu zhi bo re bo luo mi duo , shi da shen zhou , shi da ming zhou , 
shi wu shang zhou, shi wu deng deng zhou , neng chu yi qie ku , 
zhen shi bu xu , gu shuo bo re bo luo mi duo zhou , ji shuo zhou yue ,  
jie di jie di  bo luo jie di   bo luo seng jie di pu ti sa po he 

The Heart Sutra (Translated into Chinese from Sanskrit by HSUAN TSANG, Tang
Dynasty, then translated into English from Chinese Version by UPASAKA LU
K'UAN-YU)

The Prajna-Paramita-Hrdaya Sutra
   When Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara practised the profound Prajna-paramita,
he investigated and perceived that the five aggregates (skandhas) were
non-existent thus securing his deliverance from all distress and sufferings.

   Sariputra! Form (rupa) does not differ from the void (sunya), nor the
void from form. Form is identical with void (and) void is identical with
form. So also are reception (vedana), conception (sanjna), mental function
(samskara) and consciousness (vijnana) in relation to the void.
   Sariputra, the void (sunya) of all things is not created, not
annihilated, not impure, not pure, not increasing and not decreasing.
   Therefore, with the void (sunya), there is no form (rupa) and no
reception (vedana), conception (sanjna), mental function (samskara) and no
consciousness (vijnana): there is no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind:
there is no form, sound, smell, taste, touch and idea; there are [no such
things as the  eighteen realms of sense (dhatus) from] the realm of sight up
to that of the faculty of mind (vijnana); there are [no such things as the
twelve links in the chain of existence (nidanas) from] ignorance ( avidya)
with also the end of ignorance up to old age and death (jaramarana) with
also the end of old age and death; there are no (such things as ) the four
noble truths and there is no wisdom and also no gain.
   Because of gainlessness, Bodhisattvas who rely on Prajna-paramita, have
no hindrance in their hearts, and since they have no hindrance, they have no
fear, are free from contrary and delusive ideas and attain the Final
Nirvana.
   All Buddhas of the past, present and future obtained complete vision and
perfect enlightenment (anuttara-samyak-sambodhi) by relying on
Prajna-paramita. So we know that Prajna-paramita is the great supernatural
Mantra, the great bright, unsurpassed and unequalled Mantra which can truly
and without fail wipe out all sufferings.
   Therefore, He uttered the Prajna-paramita mantra which reads:
Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate Bodhi Svaha!

    mYiùeh߸gn@IäĶ
pOڻDC@ɦb٫GUsCPjCΤjĹѡCɥ@LJƲ`
TaCɸt[ۦbļFġC`YiùehCӨĭ۩ʬҪšC
OѪ٧QlCӦ¯Cոt[ۦbļFĨCt̡CYkkC
׬Ʋ`YiùehCǡCt[ۦbļFġCiѪ٧QlC
٧QlCYklCkHC׬Ʋ`YiùehCpOӨĭ۩ʬҪšC
pH[C⤣šCŤCYOšCŧYOCEQEEѡC_pOC
٧QlCOѪkŬۡC͡CCCbCWCCOGŤLCL
EQEEѡCLEաEEޡEENCLEnEEEĲEkCLɤDܵLN
ѬɡCLLCLLɡCDܵLѡECLѡEEɡCLWEEEDCLE
LoCHLұoGCдئC̯YiùehGCߵLêCLêGCLơC
A˹ڷQCsInCT@ѦC̯YiùehGCohùTƤTдCGY
iùehCOjGCOjGCOLWGCOLGCణ@WCuꤣCG
YiùehGCYGCʹ͡Ciù͡Ciù͡CдCFC٧QlC
`YiùehCļFġCpOǡC@LqTa_Cgt[ۦbļFĨ
CvCvCklCpOYiùehCѦpӡCHߡCOyɡC
Ѫ٧QlCt[ۦbļFġCHη|@ѡEHEùEkCC
Ҳ{epgۡCߨ^C

Sutra of the Heart of Prajnaparamita
Thus I have heard. Once the Blessed One was dwelling in Rajagriha at Vulture
Peak mountain, together with a great gathering of the sangha of monks and
the sangha of bodhisattvas. At that time the Blessed One entered the samadhi
that examines the dharma called "profound illumination." At the same time
noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, contemplating the
profound practice of the Prajnaparamita saw the five skandhas to be empty in
nature. Then, through the power of the Buddha, venerable Shariputra said
this to noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, "How should a son
or daughter of noble qualities who wishes to practice the profound
Prajnaparamita train?" Addressed in this way, Noble Avalokiteshvara, the
bodhisattva mahasattva, replied to venerable Shariputra: "O Shariputra, a
son or daughter of noble qualities who wishes to practice the profound
Prajnaparamita should regard things in the following way: The five skandhas
should be seen to be completely empty in nature. Form is emptiness.
Emptiness is form. Form is none other than emptiness. Emptiness is none
other than form. In this same way feeling, perception, Mental formation, and
consciousness are empty. Thus, Shariputra are all dharmas emptiness. They
have no characteristics. They are unborn and unceasing; neither impure nor
free from impurity. They neither decrease nor increase. Therefore,
Shariputra, emptiness has no form, no feeling, no perception, no mental
formations, no consciousness, no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body,
no mind, no appearance, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no dharmas;
no eye element...no mind element, and no mind consciousness element; no
ignorance, no end of ignorance... no old age and death, and no end of old
age and death. Likewise, there is no suffering, no origin of suffering, no
cessation of suffering, no path, no wisdom, no attainment, and no
non-attainment. Therefore, Shariputra, since bodhisattvas have nothing to
attain they abide in reliance upon Prajnaparamita. Without obstructions of
mind, they have no fear. Completely transcending false views They go to the
ultimate of nirvana. All the buddhas of the three times by relying on the
Prajnaparamita awaken completely to the perfect, unsurpassable
enlightenment. Therefore, the mantra of Prajnaparamita is the mantra of
great awareness; it is the unsurpassed mantra, the mantra that equalizes
whatever is unequal, and the mantra that totally pacifies all suffering.
Since it does not deceive, it should be known as truth. The Prajnaparamita
mantra is uttered thus:

TADYATHA  OM GA TE GA TE PA RA GA TE PA RA SAM GA TE BODHI SVA HA

Shariputra, it is in this way that bodhisattva mahasattvas should train in
the profound Prajnaparamita." Then the Blessed One arose from that samadhi
and praised the noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva, saying:
"Good, good, oh son of noble qualities! thus it is! Thus it is! Exactly as
you have taught it one should practice the profound Prajnaparamita and all
the Tathagatas will rejoice." When the Blessed One spoke these words,
Venerable Shariputra and noble Avalokiteshvara, the bodhisattva mahasattva,
together with the whole assembly and the world with its Gods, humans, asuras
and gandharvas all rejoiced, praising what the Blessed One had said.

17-12-1999

