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, c. 150 c. 250 CE) is the second most important figure in Buddhism after Siddhrtha Gautama Buddha.
Ngrjuna (
Ngrjuna is credited for developing the philosophy of the Prajpramit stras (the central concept in Mahyna Buddhism)
during his stay on the banks of river Krishna at present day Telangana, India.
Verses 2-5 from Hdaya stra (the Heart of the Perfection of Understanding) a dialogue between Sriputra ( c. 568 c.
484 CE) one of the two chief disciples of Gautama Buddha, and Avalokitevara () is listed below:
iha riputra: sarva-dharm nyat-laka, anutpann O Sariputra, all dharmas are marked with emptiness;
aniruddh, amal avimal, ann aparipr. they are not produced or stopped, not defiled or
immaculate, not deficient or complete.
An audio version of the full Prajpramit Hdaya stra in Sanskrit by Vidhya Rao (with English subtitles) can be found on Youtube @
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ooCodjgjkY
Vikram Andem
Heart Sutra (Prajpramit Hdaya Stra) in Sanskrit
Vikram Andem