般若波羅蜜多心経
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
Kanji in this term | |||||||
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般 | 若 | 波 | 羅 | 蜜 | 多 | 心 | 経 |
はん Grade: S |
にゃ Grade: 6 |
は Grade: 3 |
ら Grade: S |
みつ > みっ Grade: S |
た Grade: 2 |
しん Grade: 2 |
きょう > ぎょう Grade: 5 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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般若波羅蜜多心經 (kyūjitai) |
From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜多心經 (MC paen nyaeX pa la mjit ta sim keng), itself from Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता हृदय सूत्र (prajñāpāramitā hṛdaya sūtra): 般若波羅蜜多 (hannya haramitta, “Perfection of Wisdom”) + 心 (shin, “heart”) + 経 (kyō, “sutra”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
般若波羅蜜多心経 • (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō) ←はんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (fannyafaramitutasingyau)?
(alternative reading hiragana はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう, rōmaji Hannya Haramita Shingyō)
- (Buddhism) Heart Sutra, Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sutra
Usage notes edit
- The short form 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō) is commonly used.