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Perfection of Wisdom
Short Perfection of Wisdom sutras centered on emptiness, non-attachment, and the bodhisattva path.
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Texts
Diamond SutraThe Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā — the Diamond-Cutter of Transcendent Wisdom — a Mahāyāna dialogue on emptiness, perception, and the dissolution of all conceptual supports; the text that ignited East Asian Zen and entered Western consciousness through Suzuki and the Beats.Heart SutraThe Prajñāpāramitā Hṛdaya — the Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom — the most concentrated statement of Buddhist emptiness doctrine, the text that carried Buddhist thought into Western consciousness more completely than any other.