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The Heart Sutra

by Sangharakshita

The Heart Sutra conveys Perfect Wisdom in its most terse form, yet is still a profoundly beautiful text. Sangharakshita explains its dramatic structure and leads us through its mysterious content.

N.B. Reference for this lecture: Buddhist Wisdom Books, translated by E. Conze. (Allen & Unwin, 1958)

Talk given in 1967.

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	1.	Introduction (6:22)
	2.	The sutra (3:53)
	3.	What is a Prajnaparamita sutra? (5:13)
	4.	What is knowledge of reality? (7:19)
	5.	Elaboration and amplification of Prajnaparamita texts (6:32)
	6.	Condensation of Prajnaparamita texts (5:28)
	7.	The form of the sutra (8:38)
	8.	Avalokiteshvara's first two statements (4:53)
	9.	The Abhidharma and shunyata (6:14)
	10.	Avalokiteshvara's next two statements (7:03)
	11.	Avalokiteshvara's final statements (2:16)
	12.	The meaning of the mantra (5:33)
	13.	Conclusion (2:55)