《心經》英文版般若波羅密多心經

Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra.

觀自在菩薩 行深般若波羅蜜多時

The Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, through deep contemplation of the Prajnaparamita for a long time,

arya-avalokitesvaro bodhisattvo gambhiram prajnaparamitacaryam caramano vyavalokayati sma:

照見五蘊皆空 (度一切苦厄)

realised that the Five Skandhas are all but Emptiness (and hence, was relieved of all suffering and difficulties.)

panca-skandhas tams ca svabhavasunyan pasyati sma.

舍利子 色不異空 空不異色

Oh Sariputra, ???? does not differ from Emptiness, and Emptiness does not differ from ????.

iha sariputra, rupam sunyata sunyataiva rupam, rupan na prithak sunyata sunyataya na prithag rupam,

色即是空 空即是色 受想行識 亦復如是

???? is actually Emptiness, and Emptiness is actually ????. So too are Feelings, Perception, Volition, and Consciousness.

yad rupam sa sunyata ya sunyata tad rupam; evam eva vedana-samjna-samskara-vijnanam.

舍利子 是諸法空相 不生不滅

Oh Sariputra, all Dharmas are empty; they are neither created nor destroyed,

iha sariputra, sarva-dharmah sunyata-laksala, anutpanna aniruddha,

不垢不淨 不增不減

Neither tainted nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.

amala avimala, anuna aparipurnah.

是故空中無色 無受想行識

Therefore, Sariputra, in the midst of emptiness there is no ????, no Feelings, no Perception, no Volition and no Consciousness.

tasmac chariputra sunyatayam na rupam, na vedana na samjna na samskarah na vijnanam.

無眼耳鼻舌身意 無色聲香味觸法

No Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue, Body and Mind. No ????, Sound, Smell, Taste, Touch and Dharmas.

na caksuh-srotra-ghrana-jihva-kaya-manamsi. na rupa-sabda-gandha-rasa-sprastavya-dharmah.

無眼界 乃至無意識界

From no realm for Visualization through no realm for Consciousness.

na caksur-dhatur yavan na manovijnana-dhatuh.

無無明 亦無無明盡

From no Ignorance and therefore no extinction of Ignorance,

na-avidya na-avidya-ksayo

乃至無老死 亦無老死盡

to no Ageing and Death and therefore no cessation of Aging and Death.

yavan na jaramaranam na jara-marana-ksayo.

無苦集滅道

No accumulation of Suffering and hence no path for the extinction of Suffering.

na duhkha-samudaya-nirodha-marga.

無智亦無得

No Wisdom and therefore no attainment (of whatsoever there was to attain).

na jnanam, na praptir na-apraptih.

以無所得故 菩提薩陲 依般若波羅蜜多故

Because there is nothing to attain, the Bodhisattva, through following the Prajnaparamita,

tasmac chariputra apraptitvad bodhisattvasya prajnaparamitam asritya

心無掛礙 無掛礙故 無有恐怖

is freed of all concerns and obstacles. As there are no concerns and obstacles, there is no fear;

vibaraty acittavaranah. cittavarana-nastitvad atrasto.

遠離顛倒夢想 究竟涅盤

estrangement (freed, separated) from confusion and illusion; and ultimately reaching Nirvana.

viparyasa-ati-kranto nistha-nirvana-praptah

三世諸佛 依般若波羅蜜多故

All Buddhas in the past, present, and future, follow the Prajnaparamita,

tryadhva-vyavasthitah sarva-buddhah prajnaparamitam asritya-

得阿耨多羅三藐三菩提

to reach the ultimate and perfect Enlightenment.

anut-taram samyaksambodhim abhisambuddhah.

故知般若波羅蜜多 是大神咒 是大明咒

Therefore it is known that the Prajnaparamita is the Great Divine Mantra, it is the Great Awakening Mantra

tasmaj jnatavyam: prajnaparamita maha-mantro mahavidya-mantro

是無上咒 是無等等咒

that is unsurpassed and unequalled by other mantras.

'nuttara-mantro samasama-mantrah,

能除一切苦 真實不虛

It eliminates all suffering. It is real, factual and not imaginary.

sarva-duhkha-prasamanah, satyam amithyatvat.

故說般若波羅蜜多咒 即說咒曰

Therefore, to reciting the Prajnaparamita mantra is to recite the spell:

prajnaparamitayam ukto mantrah. tadyatha:

揭諦揭諦 波羅揭諦 波羅僧揭諦 菩提娑婆訶

“Gate, gate. Para gate. Para sam gate Bodhi, svaha!”

gate gate paragate parasamgate bodhi svaha.

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