The Heart of the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra*
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Avolo … kitesvara
Bodhisattva … Awakened One of
Compassion, … In Prajna Paramita,
Praj na par a mi ta …
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The Deep Practice of … Perfect Wisdom*
Perceived the empti … ness of all five conditions,
And was free of … suffering.
Was free of suffering!
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Oh Shariputra … form is no other than
emptiness, and … emptiness just form.
Form is pre-he …cisely emptiness,
emptiness precisely form.
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Sensationsations, percep … tions, formations and
Consciousness are … also like this.
Oh Shariputra, … all things are expressions of
Emp – ti – ness!
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Not born, not destroyed … not stained, not pure;
Neither waxing nor … waning.
Thus emptiness is … not form;
Emptiness is not not form
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Not sensation nor … perception,
not formation nor … consciousness.
Not sensation nor … perception,
not formation nor consciousness!
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No eye, ear, nose, tongue, … body-mind;
No sight, sound, smell, taste-touch, … nor object of mind;
No realm of sight, no … realm of consciousness;
No realm of consciosness!
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No ignorance, no … end to ignorance;
No old age and death, … no cessation of
old age and death; … No suffering
nor cause or end to suffering;
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No path, no wisdom … and no gain.
No gain – thus Boddhi … sattvas live this
Prajna Para … mi - hi - ta*
With no hindrance of mind –
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No hindrance therefore … no fear.
Far beyond all de-lu- … sion, Nirvana’s –already- here.
All past, present and … future Buddhas
Live this Prajna Paramita*
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And realize … supreme and complete
Enlightenment … Therefore know that
Prajna Para … mi – hi - ta
Is the sacred mantra
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the luminous … mantra,
the supreme … mantra,
the incomparable … mantra
by which all suffering is clear.
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This is no other … than Truth.
Therefore set forth the … Prajna Paramita
Mantra, set forth … Set forth this man-an-tra
Set forth this mantra and proclaim:*
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(slow)
OHHHHH …. Ohhhho OOOOOHHHHH …..
Gate! Gate! …. Pa---ra--- ga-te!
Parasamgate! … Bodhi! Svaha! *
Gate! Gate! …. Pa---ra--- ga-te!
Parasamgate! … Bodhi! Svaha! *
Gate! Gate! …. Pa---ra--- ga-te!
Parasamgate! … Bodhi! Svaha! *