般若波罗蜜多心经, 梵文Prajnaparamitahrdayasutra。 略称《般若心经》或《心经》。 全经只有一卷, 260字.属于《大品般若经》中600卷中的一节。 被认为是般若经类的提要。该经曾有过七种汉译本。 较为有名的是后秦鸠摩罗什所译的《摩诃般若波罗蜜大明咒经》和唐朝玄奘所译的《般若波罗蜜多心经》。
2009年的第一天去南天寺拜佛,有幸在大雄宝殿参加了一场‘多元宗教为世界和谐祈福祝祷赞颂会’。澳洲是英语国家,但第一次听到法师们用英语唱颂《般若波罗蜜多心经》,还是有点发愣。在这里和朋友们分享一下;
《般若波罗蜜多心经》
唐三藏法师玄奘译
观自在菩萨,行深般若波罗蜜多时,照见五蕴皆空,度一切苦厄。舍利子,色不异空,空不异色,色即是空,空即是色,受想行识, 亦复如是。舍利子,是诸法空相,不生不灭,不垢不净,不增不减。是故空中无色,无受想行识,无眼耳鼻舌身意,无色声香味触法, 无眼界,乃至无意识界,无无明,亦无无明尽,乃至无老死,亦无老死尽。无苦集灭道,无智亦无得,以无所得故。菩提萨埵,依般若波罗蜜多故,心无挂碍,无挂碍故,无有恐怖,远离颠倒梦想,究竟涅槃。三世诸佛,依般若波罗蜜多故,得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。故知般若波罗蜜多是大神咒,是大明咒,是无上咒,是无等等咒,能除一切苦,真实不虚。故说般若波罗蜜多咒,即说咒曰:揭谛揭谛,波罗揭谛,波罗僧揭谛,菩提娑婆诃。
The heart Sutra
(Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra)
Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva while contemplating profoundly the Prajna Paramita. Clearly saw that the five skandhas are empty and thus he overcame all ills and suffering. Sariputra, from is no other than emptiness. Emptiness is no other than form. Form is exactly emptiness, emptiness is exactly form. Sensation, conception, impulses, consciousness are likewise like this. Sariputra, all dharmas are forms of emptiness. Not born, not destroyed, not tainted, not pure, without loss, without gain. So in emptiness there is no form, no sensation, no conception, no impulses, no consciousness. No eyes, no ears, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind, no colour, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touch, no object of mind. No realm of sight and so forth and until no realm of mind consciousness. No ignorance and no cessation to ignorance. No old age and death and no end to old age and death. No suffering, no cause of suffering. No cessation, no path, no wisdom and no attainment. No attainment and thus the Bodhisattva abides in Prajna Paramita with no hindrance in the mind. No hindrance, therefore no fear. Far beyond inverted views. This is Nirvana. All Buddhas of the three periods of time abide in Prajna Paramita, and therefore attain Annuttara samyak Sambodhi. Therefore, know the Prajna Paramita is the great mantra, the mantra of illumination. The supreme mantra, the unequalled mantra. It completely eliminates all ills and sufferings. This is true and no false. Thus proclaim the Prajna Paramita mantra. Saying thus, “Om Gate, Gate, Paragate, Parasamgate, Bodhisvaha.”