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

Etymology

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
on'yomi

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

From Middle Chinese 般若波羅蜜多心經 (MC paen nyaeX pa la mjit ta sim keng), itself from Sanskrit प्रज्ञापारमिता हृदय सूत्र (prajñāpāramitā hṛdaya sūtra): 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

(alternative reading hiragana はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう, rōmaji Hannya Haramita Shingyō)

1. (Buddhism) Heart Sutra, Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sutra

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)
• 仏(ぶっ)説(せつ)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) (Bussetsu Maka Hannya Haramitta Shingyō)

Usage notes

• The short form 般(はん)若(にゃ)心(しん)経(ぎょう) (Hannya Shingyō) is commonly used.