Saturday, May 14, 2011

The Heart Sutra Calligraphy 《心经》

The Buddhist Heart Sutra has been copied and written in various calligraphic forms innumerable times through the ages, and has become one of the most practiced calligraphy texts.
The full title of this sutra is Prajna-paramita Heart Sutra of which Prajna-paramita is a Sanskrit term. Prajna means wisdom. Paramita means to go from one shore to the other shore; it also means completion. Accordingly, Prajna-paramita means "the perfection of Wisdom".
This sutra is more briefly named the Heart Sutra. It is called the "Heart" in as much as it subsumes the essence of the Perfection of Wisdom of the Buddha. It is the best known Mahayana sutra, and, at 260 words, it is also the shortest.
Here are some calligraphic works of Heart Sutra for those who are interested in Heart Sutra calligraphy.
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《心经》自古以来就被书写为各种形式的书法,是最流行的书法内容之一。
《心经》,全称为《般若波罗蜜多心经》。般若波罗蜜多是印度梵语的音译。般若是指大智慧;波罗蜜多是指从此到彼,也就是完成的意思。所以般若波罗蜜多就是完成的大智慧。
这部佛经简称《心经》。它被称为‘心’,因为它包含了佛祖的完美大智慧的实质。共有260字,也是最短的佛经。
这里展示一些《心经》书法样本以供书法爱好者书写时参考。
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