Question 1

What is the Heart Sutra (般若波罗蜜多心经)?

Accepted Answer

The Heart Sutra is one of the most important and widely recited Mahayana Buddhist scriptures. In just 260 Chinese characters, it distills the essence of Prajna (transcendent wisdom), teaching that all phenomena are empty of inherent existence.

Question 2

What is the Universal Gate Chapter (普门品)?

Accepted Answer

The Universal Gate Chapter is Chapter 25 of the Lotus Sutra, describing the 33 manifestations of Guanyin Bodhisattva and how invoking her name brings deliverance from any danger.

经典

经典

般若波羅蜜多心經

觀世音菩薩普門品

金剛般若波羅蜜經

佛說阿彌陀經

佛說無量壽經

觀無量壽經