The Heart Sutra is still my favourite Buddhism sutra and it captures the essence of Buddha's teaching on emptiness. Thus I started Buddhism blog titled Heart Sutra and Buddhism. As I read more, I learnt about different sutras like The Diamond Sutra and the Lotus Sutra.
Whenever I want to listen to the Heart Sutra, I will listen to Imee Ooi rendition of Heart Sutra.
Thus when I heard that there will be a Heart Sutra (in 8 different languages) concert by Imee Ooi and her team in Singapore Esplanade Theatre by the bay next year 11 of January, I felt very happy. Today is the first day to purchase the concert ticket.
To purchase the ticket, click here. I brought $100 ticket today.
The following Heart Sutra is from here by Chung Tai Translation Committee. Please click the link here as it has very good explanation of the Heart Sutra.
For the concert, I hope Imee also sing Om Mani Padme Hum too as I like listening.
SUTRA OPENING GATHA 開經偈
The Dharma, infinitely profound and subtle,
Is rarely encountered even in a million kalpas. Now we are able to hear, study, and follow it,
May we fully realize the Tathagata’s true meaning.
無上甚深微妙法 百千萬劫難遭遇 我今見聞得受持 願解如來真實義
Whenever I want to listen to the Heart Sutra, I will listen to Imee Ooi rendition of Heart Sutra.
Thus when I heard that there will be a Heart Sutra (in 8 different languages) concert by Imee Ooi and her team in Singapore Esplanade Theatre by the bay next year 11 of January, I felt very happy. Today is the first day to purchase the concert ticket.
To purchase the ticket, click here. I brought $100 ticket today.
The following Heart Sutra is from here by Chung Tai Translation Committee. Please click the link here as it has very good explanation of the Heart Sutra.
For the concert, I hope Imee also sing Om Mani Padme Hum too as I like listening.
SUTRA OPENING GATHA 開經偈
The Dharma, infinitely profound and subtle,
Is rarely encountered even in a million kalpas. Now we are able to hear, study, and follow it,
May we fully realize the Tathagata’s true meaning.
無上甚深微妙法 百千萬劫難遭遇 我今見聞得受持 願解如來真實義
THE HEART OF PRAJNA PARAMITA SUTRA
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara,
While deeply immersed in prajna paramita,
Clearly perceived the empty nature of the five skandhas, And transcended all suffering.
Shariputra! Form is not different from emptiness, Emptiness is not different from form.
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
So it is with feeling, conception, volition, and
consciousness.
Shariputra! All dharmas are empty in character;
Neither arising nor ceasing,
Neither impure nor pure,
Neither increasing nor decreasing.
Therefore, in emptiness, there is no form;
There is no feeling, conception, volition, or consciousness; No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, or mind;
No form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas;
No realm of vision, and so forth,
Up to no realm of mind-consciousness;
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara,
While deeply immersed in prajna paramita,
Clearly perceived the empty nature of the five skandhas, And transcended all suffering.
Shariputra! Form is not different from emptiness, Emptiness is not different from form.
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
So it is with feeling, conception, volition, and
consciousness.
Shariputra! All dharmas are empty in character;
Neither arising nor ceasing,
Neither impure nor pure,
Neither increasing nor decreasing.
Therefore, in emptiness, there is no form;
There is no feeling, conception, volition, or consciousness; No eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, or mind;
No form, sound, smell, taste, touch, or dharmas;
No realm of vision, and so forth,
Up to no realm of mind-consciousness;
No ignorance or ending of ignorance, and so forth,
Up to no aging and death or ending of aging and death. There is no suffering, no cause, no extinction, no path. There is no wisdom and no attainment.
There is nothing to be attained.
By way of prajna paramita,
The bodhisattva’s mind is free from hindrances.
With no hindrances, there is no fear;
Freed from all distortion and delusion,
Ultimate nirvana is reached.
By way of prajna paramita,
Buddhas of the past, present, and future
Attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.
Therefore, prajna paramita
Is the great powerful mantra,
The great enlightening mantra,
The supreme and peerless mantra.
It can remove all suffering.
This is the truth beyond all doubt.
And the prajna paramita mantra is spoken thus:Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha.
观自在菩萨，行深般若波罗蜜多时，照见五蕴皆空，度一切苦厄,
舍利子, 色不异空, 空不异色, 色即是空, 空即是色,
受想行识, 亦复如是, 舍利子, 是诸法空相, 不生不灭, 不垢不净, 不增不减,
是故空中无色, 无受想行识, 无眼耳鼻舌身意, 无色声香味触法,
无眼界, 乃至无意识界, 无无明, 亦无无明尽, 乃至无老死, 亦无老死尽,
无苦集灭道, 无智亦无得, 以无所得故, 菩提萨埵(duǒ), 依般若波罗蜜多故,
心无罣碍( guà ài ),无罣碍, 故无有恐怖, 远离颠倒梦想, 究竟涅盘,
三世诸佛, 依般若波罗蜜多故, 得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提,
故知般若波罗蜜多,是大神咒, 是大明咒, 是无上咒, 是无等等咒, 能除一切
苦, 真实不虚, 故说般若波罗蜜多咒,
即说咒曰, 揭谛揭谛 波罗揭谛 波罗僧揭谛 菩提萨婆诃
Up to no aging and death or ending of aging and death. There is no suffering, no cause, no extinction, no path. There is no wisdom and no attainment.
There is nothing to be attained.
By way of prajna paramita,
The bodhisattva’s mind is free from hindrances.
With no hindrances, there is no fear;
Freed from all distortion and delusion,
Ultimate nirvana is reached.
By way of prajna paramita,
Buddhas of the past, present, and future
Attain anuttara-samyak-sambodhi.
Therefore, prajna paramita
Is the great powerful mantra,
The great enlightening mantra,
The supreme and peerless mantra.
It can remove all suffering.
This is the truth beyond all doubt.
And the prajna paramita mantra is spoken thus:Gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha.
观自在菩萨，行深般若波罗蜜多时，照见五蕴皆空，度一切苦厄,
舍利子, 色不异空, 空不异色, 色即是空, 空即是色,
受想行识, 亦复如是, 舍利子, 是诸法空相, 不生不灭, 不垢不净, 不增不减,
是故空中无色, 无受想行识, 无眼耳鼻舌身意, 无色声香味触法,
无眼界, 乃至无意识界, 无无明, 亦无无明尽, 乃至无老死, 亦无老死尽,
无苦集灭道, 无智亦无得, 以无所得故, 菩提萨埵(duǒ), 依般若波罗蜜多故,
心无罣碍( guà ài ),无罣碍, 故无有恐怖, 远离颠倒梦想, 究竟涅盘,
三世诸佛, 依般若波罗蜜多故, 得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提,
故知般若波罗蜜多,是大神咒, 是大明咒, 是无上咒, 是无等等咒, 能除一切
苦, 真实不虚, 故说般若波罗蜜多咒,
即说咒曰, 揭谛揭谛 波罗揭谛 波罗僧揭谛 菩提萨婆诃
The Heart Sutra by Imee Ooi
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