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<rss xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:podcast="https://podcastindex.org/namespace/1.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Diamond Sutra and Heart Sutra</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/diamond-sutra-and-heart-sutra--6993368</link><description><![CDATA[The Diamond Sutra is a Mahāyāna (Buddhist) sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. The Diamond Sūtra is one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia, and it is particularly prominent within the Chan (or Zen) tradition, along with the Heart Sutra. Sanskrit: वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र, Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (translated roughly as 'The Perfection of Wisdom Text that Cuts Like a Thunderbolt') Chinese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多經, Jīngāng Bōrě-bōluómìduō Jīng; shortened to 金剛經, Jīngāng Jīng Japanese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多経, Kongō hannya haramita kyō; shortened to 金剛経, Kongō-kyō Korean: 금강반야바라밀경, geumgang banyabaramil gyeong; shortened to 금강경, geumgang gyeong Classical Mongolian: Yeke kölgen sudur Vietnamese: Kim cương bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa kinh; shortened to Kim cương kinh Standard Tibetan: འཕགས་པ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པ་རྡོ་རྗེ་གཅོད་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།, ’phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo A copy of the Tang dynasty–Chinese version of the Diamond Sūtra was found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in 1900 by Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu. Dating back to 11 May 868, it is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest dated printed book". It is also the first known creative work with an explicit public domain dedication, as its colophon at the end states that it was created "for universal free distribution". Translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by the Buddhist monk Kumārajīva (Sanskrit: कुमारजीव; traditional Chinese: 鳩摩羅什; simplified Chinese: 鸠摩罗什; pinyin: Jiūmóluóshí) 344–413 CE. Translated from Chinese into English by William Gemmel. The Heart Sutra (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञापारमिताहृदय Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya ('The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom') or Chinese: 心經 Xīnjīng or Tibetan: བཅོམ་ལྡན་འདས་མ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པའི་སྙིང་པོ). In the sutra, Avalokiteśvara addresses Śariputra, explaining the fundamental emptiness (śūnyatā) of all phenomena, known through and as the five aggregates of human existence (skandhas): form (rūpa), feeling (vedanā), volitions (saṅkhāra), perceptions (saṃjñā), and consciousness (vijñāna). This first English translation was presented to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1863 by the Rev. Samuel Beal, and published in their journal in 1865. Beal used a Chinese text corresponding to the Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘) canonical text (T. 251) and a 9th Century Chan commentary by 大顛寶通 c. 815 CE. 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The Diamond Sūtra is one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia, and it is particularly prominent within the Chan (or Zen)...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Diamond Sutra is a Mahāyāna (Buddhist) sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. The Diamond Sūtra is one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia, and it is particularly prominent within the Chan (or Zen) tradition, along with the Heart Sutra. Sanskrit: वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र, Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (translated roughly as 'The Perfection of Wisdom Text that Cuts Like a Thunderbolt') Chinese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多經, Jīngāng Bōrě-bōluómìduō Jīng; shortened to 金剛經, Jīngāng Jīng Japanese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多経, Kongō hannya haramita kyō; shortened to 金剛経, Kongō-kyō Korean: 금강반야바라밀경, geumgang banyabaramil gyeong; shortened to 금강경, geumgang gyeong Classical Mongolian: Yeke kölgen sudur Vietnamese: Kim cương bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa kinh; shortened to Kim cương kinh Standard Tibetan: འཕགས་པ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པ་རྡོ་རྗེ་གཅོད་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།, ’phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo A copy of the Tang dynasty–Chinese version of the Diamond Sūtra was found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in 1900 by Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu. Dating back to 11 May 868, it is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest dated printed book". It is also the first known creative work with an explicit public domain dedication, as its colophon at the end states that it was created "for universal free distribution". Translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by the Buddhist monk Kumārajīva (Sanskrit: कुमारजीव; traditional Chinese: 鳩摩羅什; simplified Chinese: 鸠摩罗什; pinyin: Jiūmóluóshí) 344–413 CE. Translated from Chinese into English by William Gemmel. The Heart Sutra (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञापारमिताहृदय Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya ('The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom') or Chinese: 心經 Xīnjīng or Tibetan: བཅོམ་ལྡན་འདས་མ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པའི་སྙིང་པོ). In the sutra, Avalokiteśvara addresses Śariputra, explaining the fundamental emptiness (śūnyatā) of all phenomena, known through and as the five aggregates of human existence (skandhas): form (rūpa), feeling (vedanā), volitions (saṅkhāra), perceptions (saṃjñā), and consciousness (vijñāna). This first English translation was presented to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1863 by the Rev. Samuel Beal, and published in their journal in 1865. Beal used a Chinese text corresponding to the Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘) canonical text (T. 251) and a 9th Century Chan commentary by 大顛寶通 c. 815 CE. 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Listening to this work offers timeless insights into the importance of clarity and integrity in expression.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74444807</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:05:34 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74444807/dialogue_concerning_oratory_or_the_causes_of_corrupt_eloquence_publius_cornelius_tacitus.mp3" length="87058589" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence" by Publius Cornelius Tacitus delves into the nature of oratory and the factors that contribute to its decline. 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Aristotle's insights into the balance between liberty and order, as well as the importance of civic engagement, resonate with contemporary discussions on democracy and civic responsibility. Engaging with this text offers a timeless perspective on the pursuit of the common good, making it a valuable listen for anyone interested in the enduring questions of political life.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/74390858</guid><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:05:02 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/74390858/politics_aristotle.mp3" length="266685330" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"Politics-Aristotle" delves into the foundational principles of political philosophy as articulated by Aristotle, exploring the nature of governance, justice, and the role of citizens in a state. 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Engaging with this text offers a timeless perspective on the pursuit of the common good, making it a valuable listen for anyone interested in the enduring questions of political life.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>33302</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b67bccd9a5d50f45188e94c988f4740.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Posterior Analytics-Aristotle</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/posterior-analytics-aristotle--74311216</link><description><![CDATA["Posterior Analytics" by Aristotle delves into the nature of scientific knowledge and the principles of demonstration, exploring how we come to understand the world through logical reasoning and empirical evidence. 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Engaging with this timeless work invites listeners to ponder profound questions about faith, justice, and the human condition.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>16136</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b67bccd9a5d50f45188e94c988f4740.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Kojiki Records of Ancient Matters-no Are Hieda, no Yasumaro Ō</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kojiki-records-of-ancient-matters-no-are-hieda-no-yasumaro-o--73979794</link><description><![CDATA[Kojiki Records of Ancient Matters, attributed to Are Hieda no Yasumaro, is a foundational text of Japanese mythology and history, capturing the essence of ancient narratives that shaped the cultural and spiritual landscape of Japan. 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These stories reflect the cultural heritage and wisdom of the region, capturing the essence of its people and their experiences. As timeless narratives, they resonate with universal themes of morality, community, and the human experience, making them relevant in today's world. Hearing these tales not only offers a glimpse into South Africa's vibrant traditions but also connects listeners to the enduring power of storytelling that transcends generations.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73864669</guid><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:05:09 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73864669/outa_karel_s_stories_south_african_folk_lore_tales_sanni_metelerkamp.mp3" length="90559958" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>Outa Karel’s Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales by Sanni Metelerkamp invites listeners into a rich tapestry of South African folklore, where age-old tales come alive through the voice of Outa Karel. These stories reflect the cultural heritage and...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[Outa Karel’s Stories South African Folk-Lore Tales by Sanni Metelerkamp invites listeners into a rich tapestry of South African folklore, where age-old tales come alive through the voice of Outa Karel. These stories reflect the cultural heritage and wisdom of the region, capturing the essence of its people and their experiences. As timeless narratives, they resonate with universal themes of morality, community, and the human experience, making them relevant in today's world. Hearing these tales not only offers a glimpse into South Africa's vibrant traditions but also connects listeners to the enduring power of storytelling that transcends generations.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>11309</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b67bccd9a5d50f45188e94c988f4740.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Analects of Confucius-Confucius 孔子</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/analects-of-confucius-confucius-kong-zi--73799825</link><description><![CDATA[The "Analects of Confucius" is a foundational text of Confucian philosophy, capturing the teachings and thoughts of Confucius, a sage whose insights into ethics, morality, and governance have shaped Chinese culture for centuries. 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Its enduring relevance speaks to the universal quest for wisdom and ethical living, resonating with those seeking guidance in today's complex world.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>12743</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b67bccd9a5d50f45188e94c988f4740.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Psalms and Odes of Solomon-Unknown</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/psalms-and-odes-of-solomon-unknown--73767970</link><description><![CDATA[The "Psalms and Odes of Solomon" is a collection of ancient spiritual hymns that express deep faith and devotion, reflecting the timeless human experience of seeking connection with the divine. These writings resonate with themes of praise, love, and the quest for wisdom, making them a profound source of inspiration for listeners today. 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Engaging with these sacred texts invites reflection on one's own spiritual journey and the universal search for meaning and solace.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>6397</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b67bccd9a5d50f45188e94c988f4740.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Book of Common Prayer, 1662 selections-The Parliament of England</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/book-of-common-prayer-1662-selections-the-parliament-of-england--73738359</link><description><![CDATA[The "Book of Common Prayer, 1662 selections" serves as a foundational text for Anglican worship, reflecting the liturgical practices established by the Parliament of England during a pivotal period in religious history. 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Hearing these selections today invites listeners to appreciate the historical context of worship while contemplating the timeless nature of prayer and devotion.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73738359</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:02:12 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73738359/book_of_common_prayer_1662_selections_the_parliament_of_england.mp3" length="121284015" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The "Book of Common Prayer, 1662 selections" serves as a foundational text for Anglican worship, reflecting the liturgical practices established by the Parliament of England during a pivotal period in religious history. 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Hearing these selections today invites listeners to appreciate the historical context of worship while contemplating the timeless nature of prayer and devotion.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>15145</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b67bccd9a5d50f45188e94c988f4740.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 1-Marguerite of Navarre</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/heptameron-of-the-tales-of-margaret-queen-of-navarre-volume-1-marguerite-of-navarre--73715203</link><description><![CDATA["Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 1" presents a collection of narratives that reflect the complexities of human relationships and the nuances of morality in the 16th century. 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This volume invites listeners to engage with the rich tapestry of life, as relevant today as it was in its time, offering insights into the enduring nature of storytelling and the search for wisdom.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73715203</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 09:02:24 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73715203/heptameron_of_the_tales_of_margaret_queen_of_navarre_volume_1_marguerite_of_navarre.mp3" length="153406651" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Volume 1" presents a collection of narratives that reflect the complexities of human relationships and the nuances of morality in the 16th century. 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As Erik the Red embarks on his journey to discover new lands, listeners are invited to reflect on the timeless quest for identity and belonging that resonates even today. The saga's enduring appeal lies in its portrayal of the complexities of ambition and the challenges faced by those who dare to venture into the unknown, making it a compelling listen for anyone drawn to stories of adventure and discovery.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73695600</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:02:44 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73695600/saga_of_erik_the_red_reeves_translation_unknown.mp3" length="41381417" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>"Saga of Erik the Red" captures the adventurous spirit of exploration and the relentless pursuit of glory that characterized the Viking Age. 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Wilberforce challenges the sincerity and depth of faith among professed believers, urging a return to genuine spirituality and moral integrity. This thought-provoking work remains relevant today as it prompts listeners to reflect on the authenticity of their own beliefs and the impact of faith on personal and societal ethics. Its enduring themes of introspection and the quest for true faith resonate across generations, making it a compelling listen for anyone interested in the intersection of religion and morality.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73674447</guid><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:02:49 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73674447/a_practical_view_of_the_prevailing_religious_system_of_professed_christians_william_wilberforce.mp3" length="261922446" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>A Practical View of the Prevailing Religious System of Professed Christians by William Wilberforce offers a critical examination of the religious practices and beliefs of Christians during his time. 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Wordsworth's lyrical reflections invite us to contemplate our own experiences and the profound impact they have on our lives, making this audiobook a timeless treasure worth hearing now.]]></itunes:summary><itunes:duration>28539</itunes:duration><itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit><itunes:image href="https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6b67bccd9a5d50f45188e94c988f4740.jpg"/><itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType></item><item><title>Yoga Sutras of Patanjali The Book of the Spiritual Man (version 3)-Patanjali</title><link>https://www.spreaker.com/episode/yoga-sutras-of-patanjali-the-book-of-the-spiritual-man-version-3-patanjali--73625196</link><description><![CDATA[The "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" is a foundational text that explores the philosophy and practice of yoga, guiding readers on a path towards spiritual enlightenment and self-realization. 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The wisdom contained within these sutras encourages a connection to one's true self, making it an enduring source of inspiration for seekers of spiritual growth.]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/73625196</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:33:15 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/73625196/yoga_sutras_of_patanjali_the_book_of_the_spiritual_man_version_3_patanjali.mp3" length="108295050" type="audio/mpeg"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The "Yoga Sutras of Patanjali" is a foundational text that explores the philosophy and practice of yoga, guiding readers on a path towards spiritual enlightenment and self-realization. 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Sanskrit: वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र, Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (translated roughly as 'The Perfection of Wisdom Text that Cuts Like a Thunderbolt') Chinese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多經, Jīngāng Bōrě-bōluómìduō Jīng; shortened to 金剛經, Jīngāng Jīng Japanese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多経, Kongō hannya haramita kyō; shortened to 金剛経, Kongō-kyō Korean: 금강반야바라밀경, geumgang banyabaramil gyeong; shortened to 금강경, geumgang gyeong Classical Mongolian: Yeke kölgen sudur Vietnamese: Kim cương bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa kinh; shortened to Kim cương kinh Standard Tibetan: འཕགས་པ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པ་རྡོ་རྗེ་གཅོད་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།, ’phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo A copy of the Tang dynasty–Chinese version of the Diamond Sūtra was found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in 1900 by Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu. Dating back to 11 May 868, it is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest dated printed book". It is also the first known creative work with an explicit public domain dedication, as its colophon at the end states that it was created "for universal free distribution". Translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by the Buddhist monk Kumārajīva (Sanskrit: कुमारजीव; traditional Chinese: 鳩摩羅什; simplified Chinese: 鸠摩罗什; pinyin: Jiūmóluóshí) 344–413 CE. Translated from Chinese into English by William Gemmel. The Heart Sutra (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञापारमिताहृदय Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya ('The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom') or Chinese: 心經 Xīnjīng or Tibetan: བཅོམ་ལྡན་འདས་མ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པའི་སྙིང་པོ). In the sutra, Avalokiteśvara addresses Śariputra, explaining the fundamental emptiness (śūnyatā) of all phenomena, known through and as the five aggregates of human existence (skandhas): form (rūpa), feeling (vedanā), volitions (saṅkhāra), perceptions (saṃjñā), and consciousness (vijñāna). This first English translation was presented to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1863 by the Rev. Samuel Beal, and published in their journal in 1865. Beal used a Chinese text corresponding to the Xuanzang (Chinese: 玄奘) canonical text (T. 251) and a 9th Century Chan commentary by 大顛寶通 c. 815 CE. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia by Geoffrey Edwards)]]></description><guid isPermaLink="false">https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71674502</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:17:39 +0000</pubDate><enclosure url="https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/71674502/diamond_sutra_and_heart_sutra_unknown.mp3" length="33512428" type="audio/mpeg"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ff351a87-df80-4cbb-b2f3-cb043973a5db/ff351a87-df80-4cbb-b2f3-cb043973a5db.srt" type="application/x-subrip" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ff351a87-df80-4cbb-b2f3-cb043973a5db/ff351a87-df80-4cbb-b2f3-cb043973a5db.txt" type="text/plain" language="en"/><podcast:transcript url="https://transcription.spreaker.com/starship/ff351a87-df80-4cbb-b2f3-cb043973a5db/ff351a87-df80-4cbb-b2f3-cb043973a5db.vtt" type="text/vtt" language="en"/><itunes:author>Unknown</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle>The Diamond Sutra is a Mahāyāna (Buddhist) sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. The Diamond Sūtra is one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia, and it is particularly prominent within the Chan (or Zen)...</itunes:subtitle><itunes:summary><![CDATA[The Diamond Sutra is a Mahāyāna (Buddhist) sutra from the genre of Prajñāpāramitā ('perfection of wisdom') sutras. The Diamond Sūtra is one of the most influential Mahayana sutras in East Asia, and it is particularly prominent within the Chan (or Zen) tradition, along with the Heart Sutra. Sanskrit: वज्रच्छेदिकाप्रज्ञापारमितासूत्र, Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā Sūtra (translated roughly as 'The Perfection of Wisdom Text that Cuts Like a Thunderbolt') Chinese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多經, Jīngāng Bōrě-bōluómìduō Jīng; shortened to 金剛經, Jīngāng Jīng Japanese: 金剛般若波羅蜜多経, Kongō hannya haramita kyō; shortened to 金剛経, Kongō-kyō Korean: 금강반야바라밀경, geumgang banyabaramil gyeong; shortened to 금강경, geumgang gyeong Classical Mongolian: Yeke kölgen sudur Vietnamese: Kim cương bát-nhã-ba-la-mật-đa kinh; shortened to Kim cương kinh Standard Tibetan: འཕགས་པ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པ་རྡོ་རྗེ་གཅོད་པ་ཞེས་བྱ་བ་ཐེག་པ་ཆེན་པོའི་མདོ།, ’phags pa shes rab kyi pha rol tu phyin pa rdo rje gcod pa zhes bya ba theg pa chen po’i mdo A copy of the Tang dynasty–Chinese version of the Diamond Sūtra was found among the Dunhuang manuscripts in 1900 by Daoist monk Wang Yuanlu. Dating back to 11 May 868, it is, in the words of the British Library, "the earliest dated printed book". It is also the first known creative work with an explicit public domain dedication, as its colophon at the end states that it was created "for universal free distribution". Translated from Sanskrit into Chinese by the Buddhist monk Kumārajīva (Sanskrit: कुमारजीव; traditional Chinese: 鳩摩羅什; simplified Chinese: 鸠摩罗什; pinyin: Jiūmóluóshí) 344–413 CE. Translated from Chinese into English by William Gemmel. The Heart Sutra (Sanskrit: प्रज्ञापारमिताहृदय Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya ('The Heart of the Perfection of Wisdom') or Chinese: 心經 Xīnjīng or Tibetan: བཅོམ་ལྡན་འདས་མ་ཤེས་རབ་ཀྱི་ཕ་རོལ་ཏུ་ཕྱིན་པའི་སྙིང་པོ). In the sutra, Avalokiteśvara addresses Śariputra, explaining the fundamental emptiness (śūnyatā) of all phenomena, known through and as the five aggregates of human existence (skandhas): form (rūpa), feeling (vedanā), volitions (saṅkhāra), perceptions (saṃjñā), and consciousness (vijñāna). This first English translation was presented to the Royal Asiatic Society in 1863 by the Rev. 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