The Essence of the Heart Sutra

Contents

Brief Introduction The Full Text of the Heart Sutra of Prajñāpāramitā Chapter One: A Brief Explanation of the Sutra Title Chapter 2: The True Meaning of Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva Section 1: Freedom and Lack of Self-Mastery Section 2: How to Practice Contemplation to Attain Great Wisdom Chapter 3: The Specific Connotations of the Emptiness of the Five Aggregates (pañca-skandha) Chapter 4: The True Meaning of "Non-duality of Form and Emptiness" Chapter 5: The Middle Way Nature of the Tathāgatagarbha Chapter 6: The True Mind and Nirvāṇa Are Ultimately Empty and Tranquil Section One: The True Mind Is Empty and Quiescent, Without the Five Aggregates Section Two: The True Mind Is Empty and Quiescent, Without the Eighteen Realms Section Three: The True Mind Is Empty and Quiescent, Without Non-Ignorance Section Four: The True Mind Is Empty and Quiescent, Without Aging and Death Section 5: The True Mind Is Empty and Quiescent, Without Suffering, Its Origin, Its Cessation, or the Path Section 6: The True Mind Is Empty and Quiescent, Without Wisdom and Without Attainment Chapter Seven: The Nirvāṇa Realized by Mahāyāna Sages and Saints Section One: How to Realize the Tathāgatagarbha Mind without Attaining Anything Section 2: Bodhisattvas Can Only Gradually Become Free of Obstructions by Relying on the Tathāgatagarbha, Which Is Beyond Birth and Death Section Three: Bodhisattvas Attain Nirvāṇa Through Right Awareness and Right Awakening Section 4: The Buddhas of the Three Times Attain Supreme Enlightenment by Relying on the True Suchness Mind-Substance Chapter 8: The General Essence of Buddhist Practice and Realization Appendix: The Verses Spoken by the Bodhisattva Juelin in the Avataṃsaka Sūtra