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翔08 / No. 2-0718

This volume collects several short Prajnaparamita texts, including the Sutra on the True Nature Prajnaparamita, the Great Bright Mantra Sutra, and the "Heart Sutra" of Prajnaparamita, all centering on the meaning of emptiness and the practice of prajna insight. OpenSutra Currently this work is organized in the published fascicles under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sutras / Prajnaparamita section," and the image sources and catalog numbers are specified in the records for each fascicle. It can be understood within the Prajnaparamita section of the canon; the emphasis normally concerns insight, emptiness, and bodhisattva practice.

Such combined volumes should be consulted by individual title. Their core still belongs to the Prajnaparamita literature and may be understood from three angles: the true-nature perspective, mantra expression, and the highly condensed prajna thought of the Heart Sutra. OpenSutra Currently this work is organized in the published fascicles under "Yongle Northern Canon / Mahayana Sutras / Prajnaparamita section," and the image sources and catalog numbers are specified in the records for each fascicle. It can be understood within the Prajnaparamita section of the canon; the emphasis normally concerns insight, emptiness, and bodhisattva practice. Prajnaparamita literature emphasizes the meaning of prajna insight and its practice, and the sutras in this section are often read in relation to one another. Below are the accessible fascicles of "①Sutra on the True Nature Prajnaparamita, one fascicle②Great Prajnaparamita Great Bright Mantra Sutra, one fascicle③Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra, one fascicle" gathered in original catalog order, suitable for consulting by fascicle number, catalogue number, qianziwen volume number, or title. Links to fascicle sources are preserved in each fascicle record; current source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-0718/050801050101 Related author/translator information: ① Translated by Bodhiruci and others (Tang) ② Translated by Kumārajīva of the Yao Qin ③ Translated by Xuanzang of the Tang dynasty.
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① Translated by Bodhiruci and others (Tang) ② Translated by Kumārajīva (Later Qin) ③ Translated by Xuanzang (Tang); titles, classification, and volume numbers are recorded according to the Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon catalog.

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Shandong Provincial Library · Yongle Northern Canon catalog number: 2-0718 Qianziwen volume number: 翔08 Catalog classification: Yongle Northern Canon / Mahāyāna Sūtras / Prajñā section Contained works: ① One fascicle of the Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom of True Suchness ② One fascicle of the Mahāprajñāpāramitā Great Bright Mantra Sūtra ③ One fascicle of the Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra Shandong Provincial Library Yongle Northern Canon source link: https://dzj.sdlib.cn/#/homeDetails/2-0718/050801050101 CBETA Online: Sutra of the Perfection of Wisdom of True Suchness (T0240) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T0240 SAT Taishō Tripiṭaka database: T0240 https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2018/T0240.html CBETA Online: Mahāprajñāpāramitā Great Bright Mantra Sūtra (T0250) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T0250 SAT Taishō Tripiṭaka database: T0250 https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2018/T0250.html CBETA Online: Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra (T0251) https://cbetaonline.dila.edu.tw/zh/T0251 SAT Taishō Tripiṭaka database: T0251 https://21dzk.l.u-tokyo.ac.jp/SAT2018/T0251.html Wikipedia: Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/般若波罗蜜多心经

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