般若波羅蜜多心経

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はん
Grade: S
にゃ
Grade: 6

Grade: 3

Grade: S
みつ > みっ
Grade: S

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)
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Etymology

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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 (はん)(にゃ)()()(みっ)() (hannya haramitta, Perfection of Wisdom) + (しん) (shin, heart) + (きょう) (kyō, sutra).

Proper noun

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(はん)(にゃ)()()(みっ)()(しん)(ぎょう) (Hannya Haramitta Shingyōはんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (Fannya Faramituta Singyau)? or (はん)(にゃ)()()()()(しん)(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

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  • 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

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