The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 1

praj·na: transcendental wisdom

pa·ra·mi·ta: ferrying over to the other shore; perfection

The Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra are essential reading for those who practice Buddhism. Over the past thirteen centuries, however, the larger work to which they belong has been available only in Chinese. Now, for the first time, English speakers can access the first twenty fascicles of The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, regarded as the largest canon in Buddhism.

The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra demons...