Sutra of Transcendental Wisdom - Preface

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SUTRA OF TRANSCENDENTAL WISDOM Based on Max Muller’s Translation Edited and Interpreted p. 208 p. 209

Preface

THIS SUTRA, under the title of MAHA-PRAJNA-PARAMITA-HRIDAYA, formed another section of the great MAHA-PRAJNA-PARAMITA SUTRA. It is the shortest of all the great Sutras and on that account was memorised by all Buddhist monks and recited as part of the daily ritual, often many times a day. It is no wonder that its teaching of “emptiness” entered into the warp and woof of their thinking. In spite of the singleness of its teaching, it will repay a lifetime of thoughtful meditation.