Heart Sutra
E281425
The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heart Sutra canonical | 6 |
| Bát-nhã Tâm Kinh | 1 |
| Heart Sūtra | 1 |
| Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya Sūtra (Heart Sutra) | 1 |
| 心經 | 1 |
| 般若心経 | 1 |
| 반야심경 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2568444 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heart Sutra Context triple: [Guanyin, textualSource, Heart Sutra]
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A.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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B.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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C.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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D.
Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and spiritual classic, traditionally attributed to Laozi, that expounds the principles of the Tao and serves as a foundational text of Taoism.
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E.
Blue Cliff Record
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic 11th-century Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan anthology, widely studied for its profound teachings and influential commentaries on enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Heart Sutra Target entity description: The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
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A.
Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch
The Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational Chan Buddhist scripture attributed to Huineng that expounds the doctrine of sudden enlightenment and the nature of mind.
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B.
Tripitaka
Tripitaka is the traditional Buddhist canon, comprising three collections of teachings that form the foundational scriptures of the Buddhist religion.
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C.
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma
Turning of the Wheel of Dharma refers to the Buddha’s first sermon at Sarnath, which inaugurated the formal teaching of Buddhism and set in motion the core doctrines of the Dharma.
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D.
Tao Te Ching
The Tao Te Ching is an ancient Chinese philosophical and spiritual classic, traditionally attributed to Laozi, that expounds the principles of the Tao and serves as a foundational text of Taoism.
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E.
Blue Cliff Record
The Blue Cliff Record is a classic 11th-century Chan (Zen) Buddhist koan anthology, widely studied for its profound teachings and influential commentaries on enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist scripture
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Mahayana sutra ⓘ Prajnaparamita text ⓘ |
| associatedLanguage |
Japanese
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Korean ⓘ Mongolian ⓘ Tibetan ⓘ Vietnamese ⓘ |
| coreDoctrine |
dependent origination
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emptiness ⓘ non-self ⓘ prajnaparamita ⓘ
linked to:
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
suchness ⓘ |
| denies | inherent existence of phenomena ⓘ |
| famousLine | form is emptiness, emptiness is form ⓘ |
| features |
dialogue between Avalokiteshvara and Shariputra
ⓘ
teaching delivered in presence of the Buddha ⓘ |
| function |
doctrinal summary
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liturgical chant ⓘ meditation text ⓘ |
| genre | philosophical scripture ⓘ |
| goal |
liberation from suffering
ⓘ
realization of wisdom ⓘ |
| importance |
concise expression of Mahayana philosophy
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one of the most widely known Buddhist texts in East Asia ⓘ |
| includes | mantra ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Avalokiteshvara
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linked to:
Avalokiteśvara
Shakyamuni Buddha ⓘ Shariputra ⓘ
linked to:
Śāriputra
|
| language |
Classical Chinese
ⓘ
Sanskrit ⓘ |
| length | short ⓘ |
| mantraText | Gate gate pāragate pārasaṃgate bodhi svāhā ⓘ |
| mentions |
eighteen elements
ⓘ
five aggregates ⓘ four noble truths ⓘ no attainment and no non-attainment ⓘ twelve sense bases ⓘ |
| philosophicalSchool | Madhyamaka ⓘ |
| philosophicalTheme | emptiness of all dharmas ⓘ |
| practicedIn |
Chinese Buddhism
ⓘ
Japanese Buddhism ⓘ Korean Buddhism ⓘ Mongolian Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Vajrayana
Tibetan Buddhism ⓘ Vietnamese Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Buddhism
ⓘ
Mahayana Buddhism ⓘ
linked to:
Mahayana
|
| teachesNegationOf | five aggregates as inherently existing ⓘ |
| textFamily |
Prajnaparamita sutras
ⓘ
linked to:
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
|
| titleInChinese |
心經
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linked to:
Heart Sutra
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| titleInJapanese |
般若心経
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linked to:
Heart Sutra
|
| titleInKorean |
반야심경
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linked to:
Heart Sutra
|
| titleInSanskrit |
Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya
ⓘ
linked to:
Prajñāpāramitā sūtras
|
| titleInVietnamese |
Bát-nhã Tâm Kinh
ⓘ
linked to:
Heart Sutra
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Heart Sutra Description of subject: The Heart Sutra is a brief but foundational Mahayana Buddhist scripture that distills the doctrine of emptiness and is widely chanted and studied across East Asian and Tibetan Buddhist traditions.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Heart Sutra
linked to: Heart Sutra
linked to: Heart Sutra
linked to: Heart Sutra
linked to: Heart Sutra
subject linked to:
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
Perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
→
scripturallyAttestedIn
→
Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya Sūtra (Heart Sutra)
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subject linked to:
perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā)
linked to: Heart Sutra