The Heart of Prajna Paramita Sutra: With "Verses Without a Stand" and Prose Commentary

Renowned as "the most recited sutra in the world", the Heart Sutra has been chanted daily in Buddhist monasteries for more than two thousand years. The Venerable Hsuan Hua (1918-1995) was one of the foremost Tripitaka and Chan Masters of Chinese Buddhist in the U.S. and in The Heart Of The Prajna Paramita Sutra: Verses Without A Stand And Prose Commentary offers western readers an informed and insightful commentary with an especially brilliant and completely accessible distillation of the Buddhist concepts of emptiness and non-attachment. A perfect introduction to Buddhist philosophy, the Heart Sutra was translated into English by Ronald Epstein (a practicing Buddhist for more than 40 years and a research professor at the Institute of World Religions in Berkeley, California), this 165 page text (enhanced with superb color illustrations in its beginning) is a welcome and enthusiastically recommended addition to any personal, academic, or community library Buddhist Studies reference collection.