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The heart sūtra : revisiting its texts, history, and meaning /

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"Investigates the historical origins of the Heart Sūtra, a significant Buddhist scripture. He compares the Sanksrit texts with their Chinese and Tibetan translations to analyse whether the Heart Sūtra might be a Chinese apocryphon, through detailed linguistic examination. To achieve this goal,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shao, Songxiong (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hong Kong : HKU Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Tripiṭaka. > Sūtrapiṭaka. > Prajñāpāramitā. > Hr̥daya > Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • The Heart sūtra (an English translation of Xuanzang's version)
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction. The reception of the Heart sūtra ; The throry of the Heart sūtra as a 'Chinese apocryphal text' ; Reactions in the Japanese academia ; Chinese scholarship ; On the term 'apocrypha'
  • 2. Philological examination
  • 3. Historical investigation
  • 4. Dharmalogical reflection
  • 5. Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Corresponding Prajñāpāramitā-sūtras in Sanskrit and their Chinese and Tibetan translations
  • Appendix 2. The Chinese translations of the Heart sūtra from Sanskrit and Tibetan sources.