Maka Hannya Haramita Shingyō

摩訶般若波羅蜜多心経

The Heart Sutra, to learn by heart.

“A mind without hindrance” · shin mu ke ge

Chanted every day in Sōtō dojos and temples, the Hannya Shingyō is learned here in its Japanese reading, line after line, to the rhythm of the mokugyo, until the mind carries it without hindrance.

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