THE HEART SUTRA
Literally translates to "Heart of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom." The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.
Translated by F. Max Muller, a German philologist and Orientalist, one of the founders of the western academic field of Indian studies and the discipline of comparative religion.
SUTRA OF THE SIXTH PATRIARCH
The key topics of the discourse are sudden enlightenment, the direct perception of one's true nature, and the unity in essence of sila, dhyana and prajna.
Translated by Dwight Goddard, who was a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist movement.
THE HEART SUTRA
Literally translates to "Heart of the Perfection of Transcendent Wisdom." The Heart Sutra is often cited as the best known and most popular of all Buddhist scriptures.
Translated by F. Max Muller, a German philologist and Orientalist, one of the founders of the western academic field of Indian studies and the discipline of comparative religion.
SUTRA OF THE SIXTH PATRIARCH
The key topics of the discourse are sudden enlightenment, the direct perception of one's true nature, and the unity in essence of sila, dhyana and prajna.
Translated by Dwight Goddard, who was a pioneer in the American Zen Buddhist movement.