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With an embossed cover and full page, two-color calligraphic art throughout, The Heart Sutra in Calligraphy is a beautiful gift and a unique resource for study and reflection. Presenting the world’s most popular sutra in ancient Chinese seal script, it includes a new English translation, a transliteration of the original Zen chant, and an introduction that discusses the hi
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This book is a rare event, for few are the calligraphers outside the Sino-Japanese tradition who attempt to execute Sutras.
Copying Sutras is one of those activities that generates good Karma and Blessings for the artist - and those appreciating her or his art.
If I have two regrets it is that the book is not hard-cover and not printed on acid-free paper... But then, it occurred to me, impermanence is in the Karma of this as well!
I especially liked the introductory material - It is obvious that ...more
Copying Sutras is one of those activities that generates good Karma and Blessings for the artist - and those appreciating her or his art.
If I have two regrets it is that the book is not hard-cover and not printed on acid-free paper... But then, it occurred to me, impermanence is in the Karma of this as well!
I especially liked the introductory material - It is obvious that ...more
A very short book on the Heart Sutra and the use of Calligraphy to focus the mind. There is a short summary at the beginning that gives some background on the sutra as well as how historically it was brought from India to China to Japan. The Heart Sutra follow with its English translation with the calligraphy done by the author (artist). I will be interested in learning to do this myself and this book gives inspiration.
"The heart sutra is a buddhist wisdom treasure that we have inherited from the Indian civilization, where a vast literature on Prajnaparamita was composed between 100 BC - 600 AD." This book is a marvel of linguistics, calligraphy, buddhist philosophy, and poetry.
First, the original seal script text in included, rendered flawlessly for calligraphers to use as practice material and linguists to attempt their own translations (if familiar with seal script). The content is short and to the point a ...more
First, the original seal script text in included, rendered flawlessly for calligraphers to use as practice material and linguists to attempt their own translations (if familiar with seal script). The content is short and to the point a ...more
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