1. A Brief Introduction to the Heart Sutra 心經

2. The Title of Heart Sutra
Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya Sūtra
Prajñā
Pāramitā
Hṛdaya
Sūtra
Wisdom
Perfection
Heart, quintessence
Discourse, scripture
Discourse on the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom

3. Wisdom associated with, or required to achieve, Buddhahood
Perfection of Wisdom
(S. Prajñāpāramitā)
Wisdom associated with, or required to achieve, Buddhahood
Wisdom of Emptiness

4. One who perceives the suffering of the world
Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva,
while contemplating deeply the pāramitā,
realized the five aggregates are empty
and was liberated from all suffering and hardship.

5. Enlightened/enlightening being; motivation is great compassion
Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva,
while contemplating deeply the pāramitā,
realized the five aggregates are empty
and was liberated from all suffering and hardship.

6. State of enlightened awareness / wisdom
Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva,
while contemplating deeply the pāramitā,
realized the five aggregates are empty
and was liberated from all suffering and hardship.

7. Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva,
while contemplating deeply the pāramitā,
realized the five aggregates are empty
and was liberated from all suffering and hardship.

8. 5 Aggregates (S. Skandha ; C. 五蘊)
These five aggregates are the building blocks that we typically use to construct our sense of personal identity; they are the things that we cling to as being “mine,” “I,” and “my self.” (Bhikkhu Bodhi. In the Buddha’s words, p. 22)
Form or materiality (S. Rūpa; C. 色)
Sensations/feeling (S. Vedanā; C. 受)
Perception or discrimination (S. Saṃjñā; C. 想)
5 Aggregates – wǔ yùn
Form - sè
Sensation – shòu
Perception – xiǎng
Mental formations – xíng
Consciousness – shi
Mental formations/Volition/Volitional formations/Conditioning factors (S. Saṃskāra; C. 行)
Consciousness (S. Vijñāna; C. 識)

9. Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva,
while contemplating deeply the pāramitā,
realized the five aggregates are empty
and was liberated from all suffering and hardship.

10. = Emptiness (Sanskrit: Śūnyatā; Chinese: 空) Emptiness Nothingness
Empty of independently-arising, permanent, unchanging self-nature

11. Flower What happens when conditions change? E N R G Y NUTRIENTS
Primary cause:
Seed E N R G Y
Conditions:
Water
Nutrients
Energy
What happens when conditions change?
NUTRIENTS

12. Dependent origination /Dependent arising (S. Pratītyasammutpāda; C. 緣起)
The flower is empty of an independently arising, non-changing, eternal self-nature
All phenomena (sentient beings, inanimate objects, events) share the trait of dependent origination
Chinese: yuanqi
This includes us

13. Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva,
while contemplating deeply the pāramitā,
realized the five aggregates are empty
and was liberated from all suffering and hardship.

14. Statement of non-duality
…form is not different from emptiness; emptiness is not different from form.
Statement of non-duality

15. Four Concepts
Compassion
Wisdom
Emptiness
Non-duality