般若心経
Hannya shingyō
The Heart Sutra, recited at each temple
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The Hannya shingyō (般若心経), or Heart Sutra, is a very short Mahayana Buddhist text centered on emptiness. It is the most frequently recited sutra in Japan: on the Shikoku pilgrimage, it is chanted before the hondō and daishidō of every temple. It is included in the kyōhon.
- In English
- Heart Sutra
- Other spellings
- hannya shingyo · hanya shingyo · hannya-shingyo · sutra du coeur · sutra du cœur · shingyo
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