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bhagavatī-prajñā-pāramitā-hṛdaya

The Heart of blessed Perfection Wisdom

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    Praise to the Blessed Perfection of Wisdom, Prajña-paramita!
    So I heard.
    The Blessed One abided in Rajagriha at the peak of the Vulture Assembly along with the great blessed assembly of bhikshus and the great blessed assembly of bodhisattvas.
    At this time, the Blessed One was in equilibrium in the deep concentration-samadhi of the enumeration of the dharma particles of "Deep Shining. At that time, the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the Noble Lord Avalokiteshvara on aspects in the practice of deep Wisdom Perfection. And he saw empty of his own nature these five clusters-skandhas.
    Then, prompted by the power of the Enlightened One, the noble Shariputra said to the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the noble lord Avalokiteshvara:
    How should the daughter or son of a family of noble ones who wish to practice the profound Perfection of Wisdom be trained?
    So said the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the noble lord Avalokiteshvara said to the noble Sharadwatiputra:
    Sharaputra! The son or daughter of the family, if they wish to practice the profound Perfection of Wisdom, will gaze in this way. Look upon these five clusters-skandhas as truly empty in their own nature. Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form. Emptiness is not different from form. Even form is not different from emptiness. Similarly, feelings and thoughts and samskaras and consciousness are empty.
    Shariputra! All dharmo-particles are empty, have no characteristics, are not born, are not suppressed, are not polluted, are not free from pollution, are not diminished, are not increased.
    Shariputra! Similarly, emptiness has no form, no sensation, no thoughts, no powers and influences of previous actions-sanskar, no consciousness, no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind, no form, no sound, no smell, no taste, no bodily sensations, no dharma-particles.
    There is nothing from the absence of the element of the eye to the absence of mind and the element of mind consciousness. There is nothing from no ignorance and no suppression of ignorance to no old age and death and no suppression of old age and death. There is no suffering, the source of all [suffering], suppression and the way. There is no primordial wisdom, there is no acquisition, there is also no absence of acquisition.
    Shariputra! Thus, since bodhisattvas acquire nothing, they are stable and abide in the Perfection of Wisdom. Since there is no impurity in the mind, there is no fear. Completely departing from erroneousness, one arrives at the completion of nirvana. Even all Enlightened ones who abide in the three times, relying on the Perfection of Wisdom, become truly perfect Enlightened ones in unsurpassed, truly perfect enlightenment. Therefore manifest the understanding of truth through the unmistakable mantra of Wisdom Perfection, the mantra of great knowledge-knowledge, the unsurpassed mantra, the mantra that is equal to the incomparable, the mantra that completely appeases all suffering! Recite the mantra of the Perfection of Wisdom:

    tadyathā gate gate pāra gate pāra saṁgate bodhi svāhā

    Shariputra!  Bodhisattva-mahasattvas will be trained in the deep Perfection of Wisdom in this manner.
    Then the Blessed One rose from deep concentration. And praising the bodhisattva-mahasattva noble lord Avalokiteshvara with "Good!" he said.
    Good! Good! Son of the family! That's right! Son of the family! Exactly so!
    In accordance [with what] you should practice in deep Perfection of Wisdom. By that you shall please even the True-Souled ones!
    The Blessed One said thus. And honored Shariputra, bodhisattva-mahasattva, noble lord Avalokiteshvara, all those around, gods, people, asuras, gandharvas - all rejoiced. And they praised what the Blessed One had said.
    Thus concludes the sutra of the Great Chariot, "The Heart of the Blessed Perfection of Wisdom."
    Translated by Indian preceptor Vimalamitra and translator monk Rinchen De. The translator-corrector monk Namkha and others corrected.
    Translated by Lama Karma Paljor (O. Filippov).

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ārya-sv-alpa-akṣara-prajñā-pāramitā-nāma-mahāyāna-sūtra

The Noble [sutra]. The Sutra of the Great Chariot. Prajña-paramita "A few words".

    Praise be to all the Enlightened ones and bodhisattvas!

    So I heard once.
    The Blessed One was staying in Rajagriha at the peak of the Grif Assembly with a great blissful assembly of twelve hundred and fifty monks and many millions of hundreds of thousands of bodhisattvas. They were surrounded on all sides by millions of hundreds of thousands of gods, such as the mighty Indra, Brahma, the guardians of the world, etc. [Surrounding all,] they stood looking up to [the Blessed One] who was on the lion's throne of the heart-essence of glory.
    Then the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the Noble Avalokiteshvara rose from his seat and with his shoulder exposed, touched the ground with his right knee to show reverence. Showing reverence and folding his palms respectfully toward the Blessed One [said]:
    I make a request to the Blessed One!
    Blessed One! Great is the spiritual merit of the Perfection of Wisdom in a few words! Only by hearing it, living beings will be purified of all the veils of deeds-karma and will definitely attain enlightenment. By diligently practicing the appropriate mantra, they will manifest the realization of the mantra when there is no obstacle to anything. Please clarify [this teaching]!
    Then the Blessed One approved of what bodhisattva-mahasattva Avalokiteshvara said:
    Son of the [noble] family! You have been diligent for a long time for the benefit of living beings! Good! Good!
    Therefore, son of the [noble] family, listen very well and be attentive! All sentient beings who only hear the Perfection of Wisdom from a few words that possess great spiritual merit will purify all veils of deeds-karma, will definitely head toward enlightenment, will be diligent in the practice of the secret mantra. They will unhamperedly accomplish [thereby attaining the realization of] the mantra! So I explain to you!
    Then the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the noble Avalokiteshvara, said to the Blessed One:
    Please explain [what is] the medicine for all living beings!
    Then the Blessed One plunged into equilibrium at this time in deep concentration called "Liberation of all sentient beings". Through this meditative immersion, myriads of myriad rays of light arose from the bundle of hair in the interbrow. These rays of light encompassed all the fields of the Enlightened. These rays of light came into contact with all living beings. And all these living beings, from the hells upward, attained unsurpassed, true, perfect enlightenment. Even all the field-countries of the Enlightened were shaken in six aspects. To the feet of the Tathagata also fell the rain of the sandal powder of the gods.
    Then at this time the Blessed One proclaimed this Perfection of Wisdom.
    The Bodhisattva [should] act with a mind in balance, a loving mind, patience in action, with a mind free from all pernicious things. This heart-essence of Wisdom Perfection must be realized!
    I praise the Tathagata, the arhat, the truly perfect Enlightened One, Shakyamuni!

    tadyathā oṁ mune mune mahā munaye svāhā

    Because I, having thus discovered this Perfection of Wisdom, have attained unsurpassed, true, perfect enlightenment. From this [Perfection of Wisdom] also all the Enlightened appeared.
    Because you acquired the essence of this from the Tathagata, the great Shakyamuni, you became the highest among the bodhisattva-mahasattvas. You will become known as the Tathagata, the arhat, the truly perfect Enlightened Rashmisamudgata Shrikuta Raja. This is the prediction of the Enlightened One. All who hear your name will memorize it, read it, explain it extensively to others, write it down in collections of volumes - they will make offerings in this way. All of them will become Tathagats in the future.

    tadyathā jaya jaya padma abhe avame sara saraṇi dhiri dhiri dhiri dhiri devata anupālane buddha uttaraṇi pūraya bhagavati sarvāśa maśama sarva satvānāṁ sarva karma avaraṇa viśodhaya buddha adhiṣṭhānen svāhā

    This Perfection of Wisdom as absolute [truth] - begets all the Enlightened! The mother of the bodhisattvas that quickly eliminates the pernicious, bestows enlightenment. Even all the enlightened for hundreds of millions of ages cannot express the qualities of this [Perfection of Wisdom]. Reading this - one becomes initiated into all mandalas, and even all mantras become manifestly [realized].
    Then the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the noble lord Avalokiteshwara said to the Blessed One:
    Blessed One! For what purpose is this "Perfection of Wisdom" [proclaimed]?
    The Blessed One replied:
    Because the method is easy, all living beings who possess little virtue and intelligence will hold [in memory] the Perfection of Wisdom, read, write down these notes, and immerse themselves [in the essence] of these lines - all of them, because of the ease of the method, will be strengthened in enlightenment. Therefore, this [teaching] is called "Perfection of Wisdom."
    Said so, and the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the noble lord Avalokiteshvara said to the Blessed One:
    The Blessed One so [proclaimed] this enumeration of teachings for the sake of happiness and cure, as medicine for all sentient beings, essence for sentient beings with little merit.
    Blessed One! Wonderful!
    Sugata! Wonderful!
    The Blessed One said so, and the bodhisattva-mahasattva, the noble lord Avalokiteshvara, all the bhikshus, all the bodhisattvas together with the gods, humans, asuras and gandharvas - rejoiced and praised what the Blessed One had said.
    Thus concludes the Noble [teaching], the sutra of the Great Chariot, the Perfection of Wisdom - "Several Words".
    Translated by Lama Karma Paljor (O. Filippov).

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ārya-prajñā-pāramitā-nāma-aṣṭa-śataka

One hundred and eight names of the Noble Prajña-paramita

     I bow before the Blessed One, the Perfection of Wisdom!
    You is the virtuous Mother of all the Victorious past, present and future! You, goddess, possessest the nature of absence of nature, as do the sons of the Victorious! By me shall the virtuous and the names of the Mother of the Enlightened be proclaimed! May it be heard by those who thirst for abundance!
     The Perfection of Wisdom is: (1) omniscience; (2) knowledge of aspects of the path; (3) knowledge of all aspects; (4) true limit; (5) so-ness; (6) infallible so-ness; (7) so-ness that is not other; (8) truth; (9) reality [as true state]; (10) reliable, infallible, emptiness; (11) no characteristics, no desires; (12) absence of being; (13) [absence of intrinsic] nature; (14) nature of non-existence; (15) supreme reality-dharmata; (16) sphere of supreme reality-dharmadhatu; (17) abiding teaching; (18) essence of unchanging teaching and Teaching without blemish; (19) the property of phenomena; (20) the absence of selfhood in phenomena and the absence of nature; (21) the absence of living beings; (22) the absence of the vital essence and (23) the absence of its restoration; (24) the absence of being [as a person]; (25) the absence of personality; (26) [no possibility of] expression; (27) not also [an object of] expression; (28) devoid of mind, thought and consciousness; (29) incomparable; (30) incomparable; (31) no "Me" in comparison; (32) devoid of conceit; (33) without embellishment; (34) free from embellishment; (35) free from all embellishments and utterly surpassing all embellishments [of the mind]; (36) the Mother of all the enlightened; (37) giving birth to all bodhisattvas; (38) she who preserves all shravaks and unites all pratyekabuddhas; (39) she who preserves all worlds; (40) inexhaustibly gathering the accumulation of spiritual merit; (41) descending the primordial wisdom; (42) [manifesting] the manifestation of miraculous powers; (43) purifying the divine eye; (44) clarifying the divine ear; (45) showing the understanding of other minds; (46) showing the recollection of past lives, (47) death and birth; (48) realizing the suppression of all the kleshas; (49) noble, pure and purified; (50) abiding as approaching awareness-memory; (51) possessing the power of right diligence; (52) possessing the foundation of the four paths to the magical powers; (53) realizing purification of abilities; (54) showing [acquiring] mighty powers; (55) adorned with the jewels of the seven aspects and sinlessness; (56) bestowing the seven jewels; (57) showing the eight aspects of the noble path; (58) showing nine entrances into the equality of all things and giving [all things] through completion; (59) [giving] the acquisition of the ten powers; (60) giving abiding in the ten levels; (61) [showing] the perfection of the ten powers; (62) adorned with the ten bases of suppression; (63) [giving] the acquisition of the ten understandings; (64) destroying the enemies-the ten hidden habitual tendencies; (65) manifesting the achievement of meditative immersions; (66) the perfect withdrawal from the realm of no form; (67) praised by all the enlightened, the true and the perfect; (68) realizing all understanding; (69) manifesting the completion of all Perfection, the emptiness of the inner [subject]; (70) the emptiness of the outer [objects]; (71) the emptiness of the inner and outer [, object and subject]; (72) the emptiness of emptiness; (73) the great emptiness; (74) the emptiness of the absolute; (75) the emptiness of the conditioned; (76) the emptiness of the unconditioned; (77) the emptiness that transcends extremes; (78) the emptiness beyond beginning and completion; (79) the emptiness of the absence of termination; (80) the emptiness of the identity; (81) the emptiness of all phenomena; (82) emptiness of own characteristics; (83) emptiness of the incomprehensible; (84) emptiness of nothingness; (85) emptiness of nature; (86) emptiness of nature of nothingness; (87) non-creation; (88) non-birth; (89) non-cutting; (90) no cutoff; (91) no eternity; (92) not one object; (93) not distinguishable objects; (94) no coming; (95) no disappearing; (96) perfect meditation on the links of interdependent arising; (97) not the act of perfect analysis and the act of consciousness; (98) without foundation and characteristics; (99) not the act of analysis; (100) not logical knowledge; (101) being the absence of beginning, end and destruction, the absence of hesitation; (102) not duality and its opposite; (103) the appeasement and discarding of mental actions; (104) absence of antidotes; (105) unconcealed; (106) like the heavenly path; (107) inexpressible by affirmation or negation; (108) one taste of all phenomena, which is like a circle of fire, and the supreme reality-dharmata, which is like illusion and the nature of sleep.
     Everyone who repeats these one hundred and eight names of the Perfection of Wisdom will be completely freed from the lower parts. All enlightened ones will remember [it], all bodhisattvas will constantly protect, guard, and defend. One must repeat constantly and incessantly these words of her secret mantra.  
    Blessed! Noble! Perfection of Wisdom! Loving Mother! Possessing immeasurable qualities! Praise to the method of all bodhisattvas and enlightened ones, the perfect knowledge [that manifests itself through] the primordial wisdom of all Tathagatas!
    It is this:

    oṁ prajñe prajñe mahā prajñe prajñā avabhāse prajñā āloka kare ajñāna vidya mane siddhi su siddhi siddhya mane bhagavati sarbhāṅga sundāri bhāgavati vartasali prasārita haste samāśvā sakari tiśthā tiśthā kampa kampa cala cala rāva rāva garjā garjā āgaccha āgaccha bhagavati mā vilamba svāhā

     If you remember this Perfection of Wisdom, you will also keep [in your memory] the Hundreds of Perfection of Wisdom. If you constantly repeat [this sutra], all the veils of deeds-karma will become purified. Even when you leave this world and remember your previous birth, your thoughts and wisdom will be unparalleled. You will remember all the teachings of all the Tathagatas of the three times; you will also remember all the mantra teachings and secret mantras. Even when you leave this [world], you will remember [past] birth and your thoughts and wisdom will be great.
    Thus concludes the one hundred and eight names of the noble Perfection of Wisdom.

    Translated by Lama Karma Paljor (O. Filippov).