Zhang Hongshi's Illustrated Heart Sutra

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Introduction

The Illustrated Heart Sutra is a book published by Hainan Publishing House in October 2010 and written by Zhang Hongshi. The author of this book uses the modern computer tools and graphic methods he is skilled in to reveal to the reader the 4 keys to reading the Heart Sutra.
This short sutra is widely loved by the world and is recited in Buddhist monasteries from daily chanting to large and small Buddhist services. The key reason is that it is a highly concentrated sutra, but it is a precise and complete exposition of the core Buddhist doctrine of the emptiness of the Five Aggregates, the Four Noble Truths, and the Twelve Causes, and it clearly tells people the order of practice to attain the wisdom of true liberation.
The Heart Sutra, with only 260 words in its entirety, is the most profound and subtle of the Buddhist Mahayana texts with the shortest number of words. How to decipher the condensed text of the Heart Sutra and get straight to the key of liberating wisdom?
The 10 Chinese and foreign versions of the Heart Sutra are cross-referenced word by word to restore the complete picture of the Heart Sutra. The Dalai Lama brilliantly explains the order of practice implied by the final mantra of the Heart Sutra. The Heart Sutra is a classic of tantra, as analyzed incisively by Master Kukai of Japan and Elder Dongchu of China.

About the author

Zhang Hongshi is a researcher of Tibetan Buddhism and thangka art. He specializes in exploring Buddhist classics and Buddhist art by using computer tools and various graphical and diagrammatic methods of analysis. He has participated in the translation and interpretation of works in international Tibetan Buddhist art exhibitions, including: "Compassion and Wisdom: The Great Exhibition of Tibetan Buddhist Art" (1998), "Secret Tibet of the Qing Palace: Exhibition of Tibetan Buddhist Relics in Chengde Summer Resort" (1999), and "Secret Treasures: An Exhibition of Cultural Relics from the Dalai Lama's Collection" (2002), "Meditations on Beauty: The Art of Chinese Buddhist Sculpture" (2002), etc.

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