Lixutong explaining scriptures

Author: Li Shutong
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: The core of this book is the explanation of the Heart Sutra by Li Shutong (Huineng Master). The Heart Sutra, also known as the Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra, is one of the most concise Buddhist texts in terms of its writing and the richest in meaning. It is the essence of the 600-volume Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra, encompassing the crystallization of both Mahayana and Hinayana Buddhist philosophies. Reading the Heart Sutra is equivalent to reading the entire 600-volume Mahaprajnaparamita Sutra. There have been eleven translations of the Heart Sutra introduced to China, among which the most widely circulated over the past thousand years is the translation of the Prajna Paramita Hrdaya Sutra selected in this book, translated by the Tang Dynasty monk Xuanzang.