Heart Sutra - Milestone Documents

Heart Sutra

( ca. 250–400 ) Commentary by Cynthia Col, Independent Scholar, Boston, Massachusetts

Glossary

Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi perfect enlightenment
bodhisattva any enlightened person who seeks enlightenment for others
Prajna Paramita the central concept of Mahayana Buddhism as expressed in the sutras
Shariputra a disciple of the Buddha
skandhas aggregates of mental and physical characteristics that come together to create an individual

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Silk textile depicting the Buddha (Library of Congress)

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