The Heart Sutra _ a comprehensive guide to the classic of Mahayana Buddhism

Abstract

Illustrations; Preface and Acknowledgments; Notes to the Reader; Publisher’s Note; PART ONE; The Heart Sutra Here and Now; 1. A New Translation; 2. Encountering the Enigma; 3. Inspiration of the Sutra; PART TWO; Story of the Sutra; 4. Pilgrimage to the West; 5. A Tiny Text by a Giant Translator; 6. Talisman of Talismans; 7. In Print for One Thousand Years; 8. An Ancient Tower Resurrected; PART THREE; Modern Scholarship (19th and 20th Centuries); 9. The Earliest Mahayana Scripture; 10. Prajna Paramita as the Basis for the Heart Sutra; 11. Versions of the Chinese Heart Sutra; 12. Versions of the Hridaya; PART FOUR; Most Recent Scholarship (1992–Present); 13. A Chinese Apocryphal Text?; 14. Thoughts on the Apocryphon Theory; 15. Roles of Ancient Chinese Translators; 16. Emergence and Expansion of the Heart Sutra; PART FIVE; Globalizing the Sutra; 17. Chinese Enthusiasm; 18. The Pan-Asian Experience; 19. Japanese Interpretations; 20. Scriptwise; 21. Rituals in the Western World; Most Recent Scholarship (1992–Present); 13. A Chinese Apocryphal Text?; 14. Thoughts on the Apocryphon Theory; 15. Roles of Ancient Chinese Translators; 16. Emergence and Expansion of the Heart Sutra; PART FIVE; Globalizing the Sutra; 17. Chinese Enthusiasm; 18. The Pan-Asian Experience; 19. Japanese Interpretations; 20. Scriptwise; 21. Rituals in the Western World; PART SIX; Terms and Concepts; Appendices; 1. Texts for Comparison; Earlier Texts; Shorter Texts; Longer Texts; 2. Identical Expressions in the Chinese Texts; 3. Names in Ideography; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index of Names; Index of Terms and Syllables;