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A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism.

The Prajna Paramita Hridaya Sutra is among the best known of all the
Buddhist scriptures. Chanted daily by many Zen practitioners, it is also
studied extensively in the Tibetan tradition, and it has been regarded
with interest more recently in the West in various fields of study—from
philosophy to quantum physics. In just a few lines, it expresses the
truth of impermanence and the release of suffering that results from the
understanding of that truth with a breathtaking economy of language.
Kazuaki Tanahashi’s guide to the Heart Sutra is the result of a life
spent working with it and living it. He outlines the history and meaning
of the text and then analyzes it line by line in its various forms
(Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Mongolian, and various
key English translations), providing a deeper understanding of the
history and etymology of the elusive words than is generally available
to the nonspecialist—yet with a clear emphasis on the relevance of the
text to practice. This book includes a fresh and meticulous new
translation of the text by the author and Roshi Joan Halifax.