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 pˠan ȵia^X puɑ lɑ miɪt̚ tɑ siɪm keŋ), 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”).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Goon

IPA^(key): [hã̠ɲ̟ɲ̟a̠ ha̠ɾa̠mʲita̠ ɕĩŋʲɡʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

般(はん)若(にゃ)波(は)羅(ら)蜜(みっ)多(た)心(しん)経(ぎょう) • (Hannya Haramitta Shingyō) ^{←はんにやはらみつたしんぎやう (fannyafaramitutasingyau)^?} (kyūjitai 般若波羅蜜多心經)
(alternative reading hiragana はんにゃはらみたしんぎょう, rōmaji Hannya Haramita Shingyō)

(Buddhism) Heart Sutra, Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sutra

Usage notes

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

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)