| Description |
xx, 268 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-258) and index. |
| Contents |
A new translation -- Encountering he enigma -- Inpsiration of the Sutra -- Pilgrimage ot the west -- A tiny text by a giant translator -- Talisman of Talismans -- In print for one thousand years -- An acient tower resurrected -- The earliest Mahayana scripture -- Prajna Paramita as the basis for the Heart Sutra -- Versions of the Chinese Heart Sutra -- Versions of the Hridaya -- A Chinese Apocryphal text? -- Thoughts on the Aproocryphon theory -- Roles of ancient Chinese translators -- Emergenc and expansion of the Heart Sutra -- Chinese enthusiasm -- The Pan-Asian experience -- Japanese interpretations -- Scriptwise -- Rituals in the western world -- Scientific thinking. |
| Subject |
Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Prajñāpāramitā. Hr̥daya -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Added Title |
Tripiṭaka. Sūtrapiṭaka. Prajñāpāramitā. Hr̥daya. English.
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| ISBN |
9781611800968 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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