Buddhist Chant - Heart Sutra (Sanskrit) by Imee Ooi
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Heart Sutra - Sanskrit-English
Translated by Zuio H. Inagaki
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Namah sarvajnaaya
-Adoration to the Omniscient!
Aaryaavalokiteshvara-bodhisattvo gambhiiraayaam prajnaapaaramitaayaam caryaam caramaano vyavalokayati sma: panca skandhaah; taamshca svabhaava-shuunyaan pashyati sma.
-When Holy Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva performed the deep practice in the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom, he contemplated that there were five aggregates but observed that they were devoid of essential nature.
Iha Shaariputra ruupam shuunyataa shuunyataiva ruupam, ruupaan na prithak shuunyataa, shuunyataayaa na prithag ruupam, yad ruupam saa shuunyataa, yaa shuunyataa tad ruupam.
-In this case, Shaariputra, form is voidness and voidness is itself form; voidness is not different from form, and form is not different from voidness; that which is form is voidness, and that which is voidness is form.
Evem eva vedanaa-samjnaa-samskaara-vijnaanaani.
-So it is for perception, conception, volition and consciousness.
Iha Shaariputra sarva-dharmaah shuunyataa-lakshanaa, anutpannaa, aniruddhaa, amalaa, na vimalaa, nonaa, na paripuurnaah.
-In this case, Shaariputra, all things have the characteristics of voidness; they neither arise nor perish; they are neither defiled nor pure, neither deficient nor complete.
Tasmaac Chaariputra shuunyaayaam na ruupam na vedanaa na samjnaa na samskaaraa na vijnaanaani.
-Therefore, Shaariputra, within the voidness, there is no form, no perception, no conception, no volition, nor consciousness.
Na cakshuh-shrotra-ghraana-jihvaa-kaaya-manaamsi.
-Neither is there eye, ear, nose, tongue, body or mind.
Na ruupa-shabda-gandha-rasa-sprashtavya-dharmaah.
-Neither is there form, sound, smell, taste, touch nor concepts.
Na cakshurdhaatur yaavan na mano-vijnaana-dhaatuh.
-Neither is there realm of sight, etc., until we come to the non-existence of realm of consciousness.
Na vidyaa, naavidyaa, na vidyaa-kshayo, naavidyaa-kshayo, yaavan na jaraa-maranam na jaraamarana-kshayo, na duhkha-samudaya-nirodha-maargaa, na jnaanam, na praaptir apraaptitvena.
-Neither is there wisdom, nor ignorance, nor extinction of wisdom, nor extinction of ignorance, etc., until we come to the non-existence of old age and death and the non-extinction of old age and death. Neither is there suffering, cause of suffering, extinction of suffering, nor the path leading to extinction of suffering. Neither is there wisdom nor acquisition because there is no grasping.
Bodhisattvasya prajnaapaaramitaam aashritya viharaty acittaavaranah. Cittaavarana-naastitvaad atrasto, viparyaasaatikraanto nishtha-nirvaanah.
-Depending on the bodhisattva's Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom, one dwells without any mental hindrance. Because of the absence of mental hindrance, one is fearless; freed from delusory thoughts, one will reach Nirvana.
Tryadhva-vyavasthitaah sarvabuddhaah prajnaapaaramitaam aashrityaanuttaraam samyaksambodhim abhisambuddhaah.
-All Buddhas dwelling in the three periods realize the highest, perfect enlightenment depending on the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom.
Tasmaaj jnaatavyo prajnaapaaramitaa-mahaamantro mahaavidyaa-mantro 'nuttara-mantro 'samasama-mantrah, sarvadukha-prashamanah, satyam amithyatvaat, prajnaapaaramitaayaam ukto mantrah.
-For this reason, know that the Great Mantra of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom is the Great Wisdom Mantra, the Unsurpassed Mantra, and the Unequaled Mantra. It extinguishes all suffering, and is true and real because it is not false. It is the Mantra proclaimed in the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom.
Tad yathaa gate gate paaragate paarasamgate bodhi svaaha.
-Namely, "Gone, gone, gone to the other shore;
Gone completely to the other shore.
Svaha."
Iti prajnaapaaramitaa-hridayam samaaptam.
-Thus ends the Essence of the Transcendent Wisdom Sutra.
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Video Comments:
hip8po9 (November 15, 2008 at 1:50 am)
The "snake and rope" story doesn't describe the true nature of reality well because at least if you know that the rope isn't the snake, next time you will not be scared. But the reality is like the stick dips into a cup of water. It happens everytime that even you know that the stick is straight, but it looks curved in a cup of water.
joef1987 (November 15, 2008 at 3:48 pm)
Haha you are right! The story does not describe the true nature of reality! According to Buddha, there can be no description of reality, all descriptions are stained with the ignorance of duality and cannot capture the essence of phenomena. And you are also right that to understand that the rope isn't a snake is to not be afraid of it! It is the same way with the nature of reality, to understand its nature is to be freed from all fear! This is Avalokitesvara's gift to us, "Fearlessness"!
joef1987 (November 14, 2008 at 9:41 am)
There is an old Buddhist story about a man who walks into a dark room with a rope that is hanging down from the ceiling. When the man grabs the rope, he cannot see it clearly in the dark. He then thinks "This must be a snake!" and he runs out of the run fearing for his life.
Because he didn't understand the true nature of the rope, he became fearful of it. Because we do not understand the true nature of reality we therefore become fearful of it. Let go of notions and ideas! Om mani Pedme Hung
Because he didn't understand the true nature of the rope, he became fearful of it. Because we do not understand the true nature of reality we therefore become fearful of it. Let go of notions and ideas! Om mani Pedme Hung
YTR0009 (November 14, 2008 at 12:54 am)
so it is telling us that things sometimes is not how it appear as?
joef1987 (November 14, 2008 at 9:37 am)
It is not only talking about appearances. More to the point the Heart sutra is talking about how we PERCEIVE things. Avaloketisvara is teaching us to drop our ideas about what we think we know. So when looking at an object, don't just think "That object is not really there." Just be aware of the object, but don't think about it, don't label it, don't become emotional. But yes, you are definitely right that things aren't always as they appear, just don't get attached to that idea :)
YTR0009 (November 14, 2008 at 10:31 pm)
o ok at least now i know that avaloketisvara isint teaching us to lie to ourselve about obvious facts.
joef1987 (November 13, 2008 at 10:38 pm)
In order to understand reality we should let go of all our concepts. We hold a certain view about things, but these views never come close to how things actually exist. The Heart Sutra is explaining that all things are empty of an independent, absolute existence. For example, we see an apple as being red and so we say "the apple is red". Actually the color red is reflecting off of the apple, and all other colors are being absorbed by it. So therefore, shouldn't the apple be considered not red?
joef1987 (November 13, 2008 at 10:45 pm)
The Buddha says "view things as an illusion". But it is not that they do not exist, it is just that we try to "label" these things with a dualistic mind that views objects from an extremist perspective. We say things are either big or small, black or white, mine or yours. Isn't an elephant small compared to the ocean? Isn't white the combination of all colors and black simply void thereof? Isn't what was once mine now belong to you and vice versa? Nothing exists as we perceive it, just be aware!
paulj2749 (November 12, 2008 at 8:40 pm)
If you replace 'youtube' with 'voobys' you should get the option to save it so you can view/hear it whenever/wherever you want.
When the 'The Da vinci code' makes a argument in this aspect about Christ which was only fiction, shouldn't Buddha's followers find out and write a book about it? It would make a great hit.
Buddha being much senior to Christ becomes even more difficult to trace the details.