Suttas / sūtras · 2026

Heart Sūtra · 般若波羅蜜多心經

唐 玄奘譯

Complete main text of the identified Chinese source edition, with its prefatory material. Original XML retains the full critical apparatus. Optional tone-marked pinyin is a generated reading aid.

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CBETA Foundation electronic edition; Taishō source. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), with CBETA usage notice and source header retained. Noncommercial only. This reflow and pinyin addition are distributed on the same terms; TRBS branding is excluded.

• Text and translation: 唐 玄奘譯: CBETA Foundation electronic edition; Taishō source. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/), with CBETA usage notice and source header retained. Noncommercial only. This reflow and pinyin addition are distributed on the same terms; TRBS branding is excluded.
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