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Heart Sutra 01 | How 260 Characters Hold All Dharma

The Heart Sutra

BodhicittaBuddhismEmptinessHeartSutrameditationMindTrainingPrajnaparamitaTibetanBuddhismWisdomXuanzang

Why does a sutra of only 260 characters hold the essence of all Buddhist teachings?

In this opening lecture, Khenpo Sodargye introduces the Heart Sutra — revered across every school of Tibetan and Han Buddhism. He traces its history through Xuanzang's legendary pilgrimage: a leper who gave him the sacred text, and a river-god ritual he escaped by chanting it three times.

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Heart Sutra 02 | The Wisdom That Ends Suffering at Its Root →