般若波羅蜜多心経

See also: 般若波羅蜜多心經 and 般若波罗蜜多心经

Japanese

Kanji in this term
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
kan'on	goon	on'yomi		goon	on'yomi		goon

Alternative spelling
般若波羅蜜多心經 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜多心經 (MC paen nyaeX pa la mjit ta sim keng), itself a calque of Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता हृदय सूत्र (Prajñāpāramitā-hṛdaya Sūtra).

From 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た) (hannya haramitta, “Perfection of Wisdom”) + 心(しん) (shin, “heart”) + 経(きょう) (kyō, “sutra”).

Proper noun

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō) ^{←はんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (Fannya Faramituta Singyau)?} or 般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(み)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Haramita Shingyō) ^{←はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう (Fannya Faramita Singyou)?}

1. (Buddhism) the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom Sūtra

Usage notes

• The short form 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō, literally “Heart Sutra”) is commonly used in referring to this particular body of work.

Derived terms

• 摩(ま)訶(か)般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) (Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō)