Xuanzang’s translation of the Prajñāpāramitā Heart Sutra 玄奘译《般若波罗蜜多心经》

Translated into Chinese by Tripitaka Master Xuanzang

Standard Full English Translation (widely used in temples & academic circles)

Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, while deeply practicing the Perfection of Wisdom, saw that the five aggregates are all empty, and transcended all suffering and distress.

Shariputra, form is no different from emptiness; emptiness is no different from form. Form itself is emptiness, emptiness itself is form. Sensation, perception, formation and consciousness are likewise the same.

Shariputra, all dharmas bear the mark of emptiness: they are neither born nor destroyed, neither defiled nor pure, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Therefore, within emptiness there is no form, no sensation, no perception, no formation, no consciousness.

There are no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body or mind;

no sights, sounds, smells, tastes, touches or mental objects;

no realm of sight, extending all the way to no realm of mental consciousness.

There is no ignorance, nor the end of ignorance;

continuing through no old age and death, nor the end of old age and death.

There is no suffering, no origin of suffering, no cessation of suffering, no path to cessation.

There is no wisdom, nor anything to attain.

Because there is nothing to attain, Bodhisattvas rely on the Perfection of Wisdom, and their minds are free of all obstructions.

Free of obstructions, they have no fear.

They depart from all distorted delusions and reach ultimate Nirvana.

All Buddhas of past, present and future rely on the Perfection of Wisdom and attain Anuttara-samyak-sambodhi — Unsurpassed, Complete, Perfect Enlightenment.

Thus we know the Perfection of Wisdom is a great sacred mantra, a great illuminating mantra, an unsurpassed mantra, an unequalled mantra. It can eliminate all suffering, true and unfalse.

Therefore we recite the Mantra of Prajñāpāramitā, the mantra says:

Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi svāhā!

原文

观自在菩萨，行深般若波罗蜜多时，照见五蕴皆空，度一切苦厄。

舍利子，色不异空，空不异色，色即是空，空即是色，受想行识，亦复如是。

舍利子，是诸法空相，不生不灭，不垢不净，不增不减。

是故空中无色，无受想行识，无眼耳鼻舌身意，无色声香味触法，无眼界，乃至无意识界。

无无明，亦无无明尽，乃至无老死，亦无老死尽。无苦集灭道，无智亦无得。

以无所得故，菩提萨埵，依般若波罗蜜多故，心无挂碍；无挂碍故，无有恐怖，远离颠倒梦想，究竟涅槃。

三世诸佛，依般若波罗蜜多故，得阿耨多罗三藐三菩提。

故知般若波罗蜜多，是大神咒，是大明咒，是无上咒，是无等等咒，能除一切苦，真实不虚。

故说般若波罗蜜多咒，即说咒曰：揭谛揭谛，波罗揭谛，波罗僧揭谛，菩提萨婆诃。

白话文直译

观世音菩萨，在甚深大智慧修行、抵达解脱彼岸之时，照见色、受、想、行、识五蕴的本质都是空性，超脱世间一切苦难灾厄。

舍利弗，有形万物与空性没有分别，空性也不离有形万物；万物本身就是空，空本身就是万物，人的感受、念头、造作、分别认知，也都是这个道理。

舍利弗，世间一切事物的本体是空，没有生起、没有消亡，没有污浊、没有清净，不会增多、不会减少。

因此空性之中，不存在物质、感受、思想、行为、意识；没有眼、耳、鼻、舌、身、意六根，没有色、声、香、味、触、法六尘；没有视觉边界，一直到没有意识的边界。

没有迷惑无明，也没有无明的尽头；一直到没有衰老死亡，也没有老死的尽头。没有苦、苦的根源、灭苦、修行正道这四圣谛，没有可证的智慧，也没有能得到的境界。

正因为一无所获、无有执着，菩萨依靠大智慧渡化彼岸，心中没有牵绊障碍；没有障碍，就不会心生恐惧，远离一切虚妄错乱的妄想，证得彻底圆满的涅槃解脱。

过去、现在、未来一切佛，都是依靠这大智慧抵达彼岸，证得无上正等正觉。

由此可知，般若波罗蜜多是最殊胜的神咒、光明照破迷暗的咒、至高无上的咒、无可比拟的咒，能消除所有痛苦，真实不假。

因此宣说般若渡化咒：去吧，去吧，渡到彼岸去吧，大家都渡到彼岸，速速成就觉悟！