An Analysis the Emptiness in the Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra and Ācarya Nāgārjuna Mādhyamaka School

Abstract

The main purpose in the writing of this paper is to study the Emptiness teachings in Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra, sources consulted included the Tibetan and Chinese Tripitaka, and to discuss the way how concept of Emptiness become tools to overcome all the sufferings and attained the fully enlightenment. Literary specially related their commentaries, and a
wide range of scholarly studies of Buddhism, Scientific books, articles and electronic sources.
There are two methods which are Meditation and Prajñā offered by the
Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya Sūtra to remove the suffering of all the sentient beings. We are unable to attain the fully enlightenment or to be free from the cyclic existence of suffering, if we are lack in any of these two methods. These methods are Interrelated. Only the meditation is not enough. It is needs more cooperation with Prajñā (wisdom) simultaneously. These teachings have also been shared by Mahāyāna and Vajrayāna schools. Moreover, Hṛdaya Sūtra,
Mādhyamika and the Yogācāra School particularly accept the teachings of emptiness in the “Mahaprajñāpāramitā Sūtra”, because the emptiness is the main teaching of all the Mahāyāna schools to be completely free from all the suffering.
The core teaching of the Hṛdaya Sūtra is Prajñā of Emptiness. When it is realized, all the problems come to an end. It is undoubted that this one subject of Emptiness covers all of the Lord Buddha’s teachings. The Hṛdaya Sūtra causes us to think differently, to open our mind eyes and to let our thoughts go beyond the enlightenment” or to reach the shore of the ocean of suffering:- ‘Nirvāṇa’. The paper has two objectives: (1) to study the origin and development of Hṛdaya Sūtra and its translation. (2) To analysis and compare of the teaching of Emptiness in Hṛdaya Sūtra and Ācarya Nāgārjuna Mādhyamaka School.