Zen heart sutra phonetic

Translation of the kanji of the
Heart Sutra, part 3

	HAN	vana
	SAN	three
	ZE	worlds
	SHO	all
	BUTSU	Buddhas
	E	follow
	HAN	praj
	NYA	na

All the Buddhas of the past, present and future follow the Perfection

	HA	pa
	RA	ra
	MIT	mi
	TA	ta
	KO	therefore
	TOKU	realize
	A	a
	NOKU	nut

of Wisdom, and thus realize unexcelled

	TA	ta
	RA	ra
	SAN	sam
	MYAKU	yak
	SAN	sam
	BO	bo
	DAI	dhi
	KO	thus

perfect Enlightenment. Thus

	CHI	know
	HAN	praj
	NYA	na
	HA	pa
	RA	ra
	MIT	mi
	TA	ta
	ZE	is

know that the Perfection of Wisdom is

	DAI	great
	JIN	holy
	SHU	mantra
	ZE	is
	DAI	great
	MYÔ	knowledge
	SHU	mantra
	ZE	is

the great holy mantra. It is the mantra of great knowledge,

	MU	no
	JÔ	higher
	SHU	mantra
	ZE	is
	MU	no
	TÔ	equal
	DÔ	equal
	SHU	mantra

the unsurpassed mantra, the incomparable mantra

	NÔ	can
	JO	remove
	IS	all
	SAI	all
	KU	suffering
	SHIN	true
	JITSU	true
	FU	not

that removes all suffering. It is true, not

	KO	illusory
	KO	therefore
	SETSU	say
	HAN	praj
	NYA	na
	HA	pa
	RA	ra
	MIT	mi

illusory. Therefore, say the mantra of the Perfection of wisdom.

	TA	ta
	SHU	mantra
	SOKU	then
	SETSU	say
	SHU	mantra
	WATSU	say

Thus, recite the mantra:

	GYA	ga
	TEI	te
	GYA	ga
	TEI	te
	HA	pa
	RA	ra
	GYA	ga
	TEI	te

gate gate paragate (gone, gone, gone beyond,)

	HA	pa
	RA	ra
	SÔ	sam
	GYA	ga
	TEI	te
	BO	bo
	JI	dhi
	SO	s
	WA	va
	KA	ha

parasamgate bodhi svaha (gone totally beyond, Enlightenment, hail).

Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra on the Perfection of Wisdom

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, while dwelling in the deep Perfection of Wisdom, sees clearly that the five skandhas are all empty and is thus freed from all suffering.

Oh Shariputra! Form is not different from emptiness; emptiness is not different from form. Form is indeed emptiness; emptiness is indeed form. Feeling, perception, mental formations, and consciousness are also like this.

Oh Shariputra, all dharmas have the nature of emptiness. They neither arise nor perish; they are neither impure nor pure; they neither increase nor decrease. Thus, in emptiness there is no form, no feeling, no perception, no mental formations, no consciousness; no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind; no form, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no objects of mind. No sensory realms or mind-consciousness realm.

There is no ignorance, and no end to ignorance. There is no old age and death, and no end to old age and death. There is no suffering, no arising, no cessation, and no path. There is no wisdom, and no attainment.

As there is nothing to be attained, the Bodhisattva abides in the Perfection of Wisdom, and has a mind free of hindrances. Because the mind is free of hindrances, it is fearless. Having transcended all illusions, the Bodhisattva finally transcends Nirvana.

All the Buddhas of the past, present and future follow the Perfection of Wisdom and thus realize unexcelled perfect Enlightenment.

Thus, know that the Perfection of Wisdom is the great holy mantra. It is the mantra of great knowledge, the unsurpassed mantra, the incomparable mantra that removes all suffering. It is true, not illusory. Therefore, say the mantra of the Perfection of Wisdom. Thus, recite the mantra:

gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha!

Gone, gone, gone beyond, gone totally beyond, Enlightenment, hail!

HANNYA HARAMITTA SHINGYÔ

KANJIZAI BOSATSU GYÔ JIN HANNYA HARAMITTA JI SHÔKENGO UN KAI KÛ DO ISSAI KUYAKU.

SHARISHI. SHIKI FU I KÛ KÛ FU I SHIKI. SHIKI SOKU ZE KÛKÛ SOKU ZE SHIKI. JU SÔ GYÔ SHIKI YAKUBU NYO ZE.

SHARISHI. ZE SHOHÔ KÛSÔ. FU SHÔ FU METSU FU KUFU JÔ FU ZÔ FU GEN. ZEKO KÛ CHÛ MU SHIKI MUJU SÔ GYÔ SHIKI. MU GEN NI BI ZETSU SHIN I. MU SHIKI SHÔKÔ MI SOKU HÔ. MU GEN KAI NAISHI MU ISHIKI KAI. MU MUMYÔYAKU MU MUMYÔ JIN. NAISHI MU RÔ SHI YAKU MU RÔ SHI JIN. MU KUSHÛ METSU DÔ. MU CHI YAKU MU TOKU I MU SHO TOKU KO.

BODAISATTA E HANNYA HARAMITTA KO SHIN MU KEIGEI MU KEIGEI KO MU U KUFU ONRI ISSAI TENDÔ MU SÔ KUGYÔ NEHAN.

SANZE SHO BUTSU E HANNYA HARAMITTA KO TOKU ANOKUTARA SANMYAKU SANBODAI. KO CHI HANNYA HARAMITTA ZE DAI JIN SHU ZE DAI MYÔ SHU ZE MUJÔ SHU ZE MUTÔDÔ SHU NÔ JO ISSAI KU.

SHINJITSU FU KO. KO SETSU HANNYA HARAMITTA SHU SOKU SETSU SHU WATSU:

GYATEI GYATEI HARAGYATEI HARASÔGYATEI BOJI SOWAKA.

HANNYA SHIN GYÔ.

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