The Heart Sutra ~ Prajñāpāramitā ~ The Perfection of Wisdom

The Heart Sūtra is a key sutra in Mahāyāna Buddhism. Its Sanskrit
title, Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya, can be translated as "The Heart of
the Perfection of Wisdom". The sutra famously states, "Form is
empty" (śūnyatā). It is a condensed exposé on the Buddhist
Mahayana teaching of the Two Truths doctrine, which says that
ultimately all phenomena are sunyata, empty of an unchanging
essence. This emptiness is a 'characteristic' of all phenomena,
and not a transcendent reality, but also "empty" of an essence of
its own. Specifically, it is a response to Sarvastivada teachings
that "phenomena" or its constituents are real. Music by Maok -
Inner Reflections and Infinite Forgiveness


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