The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism - Hardcover

Kazuaki Tanahashi

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 161180096X ISBN 13: 9781611800968

Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc, 2014

Synopsis

An illuminating in-depth study of one of the most well-known and recited of all the Buddhist texts--by the renowned modern translator.

The first-century classic Prajnaparamita Hridaya Sutra may be the best known of all the Buddhist Scriptures. It's a key Zen text, chanted daily by many, but is studied extensively  in the Tibetan tradition too.  In just about thirty-five lines, it expresses the truth of impermanence and the release of suffering that results from the understanding of that truth with a breathtaking economy of language. Kazuaki Tanahashi's guide to the Heart Sutra is the result of a life spent working with it and living it. He outlines the history and meaning and then analyzes the text line by line in its various forms (Sanskrit, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Mongolian, and various key English translations), providing a deeper understanding of the history and etymology of the elusive words than is generally available to the nonspecialist, yet with a clear emphasis on the relevance of the text to practice. It includes a fresh, modern translation of the text by the author and Roshi Joan Halifax.

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About the Author

KAZUAKI TANAHASHI is the author, translator, and editor of numerous books, including Brush Mind; Sky Above, Great Wind; and several collections of the works of Eihei Dogen, including the monumental Treasury of the True Dharma Eye: Zen Master Dogen’s Shobo Genzo. He is also a renowned calligraphic artist and teacher whose works have been exhibited throughout the world. He lives in Berkeley, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161180096X
• ISBN 13: 9781611800968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 240