Description
Book Synopsis"The Heart Sutra" is perhaps the most famous Buddhist text, traditionally regarded as a potent expression of emptiness and of the Buddha's perfect wisdom. This work explores the elaborate philosophical and ritual uses of the "Heart Sutra" in India, Tibet, and the West. It also includes full translations of the eight extant Indian commentaries.
Trade Review"Elaborations on Emptiness is a superb achievement: It is by far the best and most complete treatment of the Heart S?tra in any Western language."--Jay Garfield, Journal of Buddhist Ethics "[This] is a superb achievement: It is by far the best and most complete treatment of the Heart Sutra in any Western language."--Journal of Buddhist Ethics
Table of ContentsTechnical Note and AcknowledgmentsIntroduction31Who Heard the Heart Sutra?192The Commentaries of Vimalamitra and Atisa473The Heart Sutra as Tantra784The Commentaries of Kamalasila and Srisimha1055The Heart Sutra as Sadhana1166The Commentaries of Jnanamitra and Prasastrasena1417The Heart Sutra's Mantra1658The Commentaries of Mahajana and Vajrapani1879The Heart Sutra as Exorcism21610Commentators Ancient and Postmodern239Index261
