How many words is the Heart Sutra?

Master Xuanzang's Chinese version of Heart Sutra is the most widely circulated, with 26 words.

Original

Observing the Bodhisattva, I have been walking deeply in Prajna Paramita for a long time, and I have seen that the five aggregates are all empty, and I have experienced all hardships. Buddhist relics, the color is not different from the empty, the empty is not different from the color, the color is empty, and the empty is the color, and it is the same when you think about it. The relic is an empty phase of all laws, which is neither born nor destroyed, neither dirty nor clean, neither increasing nor decreasing. Therefore, there is no color in the air, no thought, no body and mind, no sound, no smell, no touch, no vision, and even no consciousness. There is no ignorance, no ignorance, and even no old age, and no old age. Without suffering, the Tao is destroyed, without wisdom, there is no gain. With nothing to gain, Bodhisattva, according to Prajna Paramita, has nothing to hinder, nothing to hinder, nothing to fear, staying away from upside down dreams, and nirvana. The Buddhas of the Third World, according to Prajna Paramita, gained the three advantages and three bodhi. Therefore, it is known that Prajna Paramita is a great god mantra, a great Ming mantra, a supreme mantra, a mantra of nothing, etc., which can eliminate all suffering and is true. Therefore, the mantra of Prajna Paramita means: reveal the truth, reveal the truth, Poirot, reveal the truth, Bodhisattva.

Introduction

The Heart Sutra is a classic Buddhist sutra that Buddhists must read and know. The full name is Maha Prajna paramitahrdayasutra. It is abbreviated as Prajna Heart Sutra or Heart Sutra. There is only one volume, 26 words. It belongs to a section of 6 volumes in Dapin Prajna Sutra, which is a classic work with the least number of words in Buddhist scriptures. Because of its least number of words, deepest meaning, most legends and greatest influence, it is considered as a summary of Prajna Sutra. There have been seven Chinese versions of this classic. The famous ones are the Maha Prajna Paramita Daming Mantra Sutra translated by Kumarajiva in the late Qin Dynasty and the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra translated by Xuanzang in the Tang Dynasty.

Content

The Prajna Sutra has eight parts: Light Prajna, Light Prajna, Way Prajna, Overcoming Heaven Prajna, Overcoming Heavenly King Prajna, Manjusri Asking Prajna, King Kong Prajna, Masterpiece Prajna and Sketch Prajna. The Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra, which is used here, completely summarizes the essence of justice and principle of Dapin Prajna. It can be said that the words are simple and meaningful, and the words are few and profound. In ancient times, it was thought that reading this sutra could help us understand the basic spirit of Prajna sutra.