【英汉对照佛学词典】

般若波罗蜜多心经


Panruo boluomiduo xinjing; the Heart Sutra. A very short Maha^ya^na sutra that contains a terse articulation of the meaning of emptiness. Of the seven Chinese translations, by far the most popular are the renditions by Kuma^raji^va 鸠摩罗什 and Xuanzang 玄奘. Very popular in China, Korea and Japan, this version has been chanted daily throughout East Asia by clerics and laypeople for over a thousand years. There are many English translations. Usually referred to by the short title of 心经. T 251.8.848c.