Text: THE HEART SUTRA When Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara practised the profound Prajina-paramita, he investigated and perceived that the five aggregates (skandhas) were non-existent thus securing his deliverance from all distress and sufferings. Sariputra! Form (rupa) does not differ from the void (sunya), nor the void from form. Form is identical with void (and) void is identical with form. So are reception (vedana) , conception (sanjna), mental function (samskara) and consciousness (vijnana) in relation to the void. Sariputra, the void of all this is not created, not annihilated, not impure, not pure, not increasing and not decreasing. Therefore, with the void, there is no form and no reception, conception, mental function and no consciousness; there is no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body and mind; there is no form, sound, smell, taste, touch and idea; there are [no such things as the eighteen realm of sense (dhatus) from] the realm of sight up to that of the faculty of mind; there are [no such things as the twelve links in the chain of existence (nidanas) from] ignorance (avid ya) with also the end of ignorance up to old age and death (jaramarana) with also the end of old age and death; there are [no such things as] the four noble truths and there is no wisdom and no gain. Because of gainlessness, Bodhisattvas who rely on Prajna-pramita, have no hinderance in their hearts, and since they have no hindrance, they have no fear, are free from contrary and delusive ideas and attain the Final Nirvana. All Buddhas of the past, present and future obtained complete vision and perfect enlightenment (anuttara-samyak-sambodhi) by relying on Prajna-paramita. So we know that Prajna-paramita is the great supernatural Mantra, the great bright, unsurpassed and unequalled Mantra which can truly and without fail wipe out all sufferings. Therefore, He uttered the Prajna-paramita mantra which reads: Gate, Gate, paragate, parasamgate, Bodhi soana!

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