Decoding the Heart Sutra — part 5

The Heart Sutra is the most recited, copied, and studied text in all schools of Mahayana Buddhism. It reviews the foundations of Buddhist philosophy while revealing the profound Perfection of Wisdom: the doctrine of emptiness. In this class series, we will study the Sutra in Sanskrit, discuss the key philosophical points of Buddhism, and reveal the deep teachings on emptiness. In this class, we review the foundation of all Buddhist teachings: the Four Noble Truths, as well as the four stages of awakening to nirvana according to the path of the arhat. Show notes include the Sutra in Sanskrit and English, along with video of the class and other visual aids.