The induction of chanting the Heart Sutra   

持诵《心经》的感应事迹

The full name of the Heart Sutra is the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra - slightly known as the Prajna Heart Sutra and the Heart Sutra.

 心经全称《般若波罗蜜多心经》·略称般若心经、心经。

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Guanzai Bodhisattva

When practicing deep prajna paramita, seeing the emptiness of all the five skandhas, and resolving all suffering

The same is true for the mind, thought, and consciousness.

And so is the mind, thought, action and consciousness

The emptiness of all dharmas is not born, not extinguished, not impure, not increasing, not decreasing

Therefore, there is no colour in the air, no thought, no thought, no consciousness, no eye, ear, nose, tongue, body, mind, no colour, sound, scent, touch

There is no eye, no consciousness, no ignorance, and no end of ignorance.

There is no old age, no death, and no end of old age.

There is no suffering, concentration, extinction, no wisdom, and no attainment.

No hindrances to the mind in accordance with Prajna Paramita

No hindrances, no fears, no dreams, no nirvana

All the Buddhas of the three worlds, by virtue of Prajna Paramita, have attained the bodhicitta of Arthaudhara Sannyasin

Therefore, we know that Prajna Paramita is a great mantra, a great mantra, a supreme mantra, a supreme mantra, a mantra without equal.

It can remove all suffering and is true and unreal

Therefore, the mantra of Prajna Paramita is said to be

Jyotish Jyotish Bhoro Jyotish Bhoro Sangha Jyotish Bodhisattva Sabha

1 Ten thousand times the Heart Sutra, the sarcoma will fall off.

　　In the Tang Dynasty, there was a Zen master named Jing Zhi, whose family name was Zhao and he was from Gaoling, Yongzhou. He was a Buddhist monk who loved to observe the Buddha's teachings. In the early years of the Ch'ing-Guan period, he lived in seclusion in the Guang Hua Temple. For about ten years, he often meditated in a hut and did not live in a monk's room. He practised day and night, and lived up to his time. At that time, he had a sarcoma in his nose, which was treated with various remedies, but to no avail. Later, he recited the Prajna Heart Sutra 10,000 times, as a monk had told him, and the sarcoma fell off by itself. (From The Second Collection of the Biography of the Senior Monk, translated in vernacular) From Guan Yin Ci Lin Ji (The Collection of Guan Yin Ci Lin), by Shi Hong Zan, Qing Dynasty

2 Chanting the Heart Sutra often and being released into the underworld

　　Meng Zhijian was a native of Bingzhou in the Tang Dynasty. When he was young and ill, he suddenly died and saw a magistrate's palace, just as he had been when he was alive, and he did not know that he had died. When he met an old friend who was an official here, he asked him, "How did I get here?" The underworld official told him and realised that it was the underworld. After checking Zhijian's book of good and evil, the underworld official said, "How can you go back when you have not cultivated any blessings in your life?" Zhijian said, "I have recited the Heart Sutra and the High King's Sutra all my life, and although I have not kept count, I have recited them 30,000 to 40,000 times." The magistrate re-examined the book and found it to be true, so he let him go back to Yang. (from "The Dynasties and the Wild", translated in vernacular)

　　From the Song dynasty's Taiping Guangji, Vol. 112 (online version)　

3 The only way to travel ten miles with the boat is to rely on the One Heart Sutra

　　In the Qing dynasty, there was a man named Cheng (Cheng), who was from Fuliang County, Jiangxi Province, and had been suffering from malaria for a long time. He then recited the Heart Sutra morning and evening without interruption. In 1833, he went north to the capital and was successful in the filial examination. When he arrived at the Grand River, the boat was capsized and drifted for more than ten miles with the boat. When he was in a panic, he was preoccupied with the Heart Sutra. When he heard the voices of his companions on the shore, he hastily called out for help and was able to disembark unharmed. (from "A Spoonful of Hainan")

　　From Li Yuanjing's The Inspired Record of the Bodhisattva Guan Yin, 1929 (narrated by Venerable Yanpei)

　　(Commentary] ①Xiaolian: a kind of merit in the past.

4 The Sutra of the Three Hundred Scrolls: A Female Ghost Becomes an Earthly Immortal

　　Zheng Guosheng had a sister who was possessed by a female ghost. The female ghost said that she was Miao San Gu. He made a wish to recite 300 scrolls of the Heart Sutra to redeem her, and the female ghost joined her palms and thanked him. Later on, the minister's sister dreamt that she saw the Bodhisattva Guanyin and said to her, "Miao has obtained the 300 scrolls of the Heart Sutra and has become an earth immortal. My Heart Sutra is of great importance and should be held with great respect." (from The Credible Record of Strange Talks, translated in vernacular)

　　From Xu Zhijing's Ode to the Induction of the Original Sutra of the Bodhisattva Guanyin, Volume 3, 1924

5 Meditation on the Heart Sutra: The Monster Escapes

　　A monk, Cheng Su (Yin Su) Yuan, from Xiaogan County, Hubei Province, went to Shaanxi to teach, and stayed in a wilderness shop at night. He felt a monster pressing down on his feet, unable to make a sound from his mouth and unable to move his body. Gradually, the monster pressed down on his abdomen, and he was so frightened that he hastily recited the Heart Sutra in silence. When he got to the line "Colour is emptiness", he cried out loudly and the monster escaped. (From "Notes on Shouyi Zhai", Qing Dynasty)

　　From Zhang Miaoshu's "Ode on the Induction of the Original Sutra of the Bodhisattva Guan Yin

6 A Thousand Heart Sutras for the Supremacy of Hu San

 One of the maids in Chen Youyan's house suddenly went berserk and said, "Master Hu San, who dares to offend us?" A little later, he said in a Suzhou accent that his surname was Yang and that he was in the service of Hu San. Chen prayed a hundred times but did not comply. Only when he made a wish to recite the Heart Sutra did he nod his head in agreement. The whole family then chanted the Heart Sutra with devotion. At this point the maid said loudly and angrily, "It's useless for him to chant, he has just eaten meat and flour dumplings." When asked about his person, he was convinced. After chanting the Heart Sutra a thousand times, Yang said he was willing to go, so he sent him to the foot of Xinfang Bridge, where the maid suddenly came to his senses. (From Qing's Notes on Shouyi Zhai, translated in vernacular)

　　From Xu Zhijing's Ode to the Induction of the Original Sutra of Guan Shi Yin Bodhisattva, 1924, vol. 2

7 Sincerity and inspiration: finding the sound to save suffering

　　In his article "The Art of Dazu Stone Carvings and Buddhism", the famous Buddhist scholar Wang En-yang said: I once heard Mr. Pang Ming-chin talk about his friend Pang, a disciple of Mr. Huai-hsuan, who was a sincere and earnest person. Once he was seriously ill and his eyes were swollen and painful and he could not bear it. At a time when he could do nothing else, he suddenly remembered the Heart Sutra, so he meditated on it every now and then, and the pain gradually subsided. The pain was gradually relieved. Therefore, the meditation became more sincere, and he continued to recite it for three days and nights without interruption. One night, in the middle of the night, I suddenly saw a bright light in the room, so that I could see even the smallest things clearly. Then a huge hand appeared and touched his eyes. Everywhere the hand touched him, his body was cooled and the pain disappeared immediately, and his eyes were cured. From this incident, we can see that the Bodhisattva's wise eyes can see all over, and that the thousand hands and thousand eyes can find the sound of voices to save suffering. (Recorded by Zhang Miaoshu, a disciple of the Bodhisattva, in the winter of 1988 at Manjushri Institute)

　　 (From "The Incredible Collection of Guanghua Literature", 1989.9)

8 Ten years of chanting sutras and restoring sight to both eyes

　　Song, the mother of Li Fengchun in my village, lost her eyesight at the age of 50 because of anger and rage. She felt that she had suffered this retribution because of her deep sins, so she chanted the Prajna Heart Sutra every day with great devotion. When he was 60 years old, he stepped out into the courtyard one day and suddenly saw daylight, and his eyesight was restored immediately. This was something everyone in the village saw and heard, and they all said it was the result of Song's chanting. Later, Song lived to the age of 71 and died well. (Republican Qianda text, vernacular translation)

　　From the selected translation of the Supplement to the Ode on the Induction of the Original Sutra of Guan Yin Bodhisattva

9 Respecting the Teachings of the Master and Chanting Sutras for Enlightenment

　　In the past, there was an ancestor who was uneducated when he became a monk and could not recite anything. At that time his master told him, "Just recite the Heart Sutra properly. He said, "How many times a day should I recite it? His master said, "You should recite it at least 1,000 times. Is it a lie to say that you can recite the Heart Sutra 1,000 times a day? I am not educated, I can recite it 10 times a day and that's good enough. Although he was not convinced, he obeyed and recited it for a year. After a year of chanting, he hadn't even reached 1,000 times. He was so uneducated that he had to pick out the words one by one. He could only recite it 700 or 800 times a day. On New Year's Day, he paid homage to his master. His master said, "From this year onwards, recite the Heart Sutra 3,000 times a day, and then pay homage to the Prajna Paramita Heart Sutra. Words by words, 10 times a day topping. And he began. This ancestor was so brilliant, he became enlightened! He then recited the Heart Sutra and worshipped the Heart Sutra. This is a true allusion to what we are talking about from the characters. He just knew all the words he didn't know before, and he could read all the classics he couldn't read. So this Heart Sutra, though small, can embrace all dharmas. (First day of April, 2004)

　　From "A Brief Introduction to the Heart Sutra of Prajna Paramita" by Venerable Zhongyong

10 The Heart Sutra turns danger into peace

　　Chen Tianlong, aged 27, received the three conversions in November 1992 at Rurizhan Putzhao Zen Monastery in Shicheng County, Jiangxi Province. On the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar in 1993, at about 5 p.m., he rode his bicycle from the Great West Gate to a clothing shop on Youth Road to ask his father to come home for the Mid-Autumn Festival. He rode his bike very fast, but when he turned the corner of Da Ximen Road, he collided with a jeep that was speeding towards him. Both the man and the car were knocked to the ground several metres away and his head went blank! The driver stopped the car and came down immediately to help him up. His father also happened to be home and witnessed the shocking scene from a distance of more than 10 metres. Chen Tianlong usually likes to chant the Heart Sutra and recite the holy name of Guanyin. It was really a blessing from the Bodhisattva that saved him from the disaster. (Remembered by Zhao Peihong, Anyuan, Jiangxi, 27 October 1994)

观自在菩萨

行深般若波罗蜜多时 照见五蕴皆空 度一切苦厄

舍利子 色不异空 空不异色 色即是空 空即是色

受想行识 亦复如是

舍利子 是诸法空相 不生不灭 不垢不净 不增不减

是故空中无色 无受想行识 无眼耳鼻舌身意 无色声香味触法

无眼界 乃至无意识界 无无明 亦无无明尽

乃至无老死 亦无老死尽

无苦集灭道 无智亦无得 以无所得故 菩提萨埵

依般若波罗蜜多故 心无挂碍

无挂碍故 无有恐怖 远离颠倒梦想 究竟涅槃

三世诸佛 依般若波罗蜜多故 得阿褥多罗三藐三菩提

故知般若波罗蜜多 是大神咒 是大明咒 是无上咒 是无等等咒

能除一切苦 真实不虚

故说般若波罗蜜多咒 即说咒曰

揭谛揭谛 波罗揭谛 波罗僧揭谛 菩提萨婆诃

1 心经一万遍 肉瘤自脱落
              
　　唐朝有个静之禅师，俗家姓赵，雍州高陵地方人。喜欢观想念佛法门。贞观初年，隐居在光化寺。大约有十几年，经常在茅棚打坐，不住僧房，四面八方来跟他修学的有200多人。昼夜精进修持，不负光阴。当时他鼻内生了一个肉瘤，用各种药方医治，都毫无效果。后来他按照一位僧人告诉他的，念诵《般若心经》一万遍，所生的肉瘤便自己掉了下来。（出《高僧传二集》，白话译文）　　　　　　　　　　　  选自清释弘赞《观音慈林集》

2 常诵心经 入冥放还
　　
　　唐朝孟知俭，并州人。年少时有病，忽然死去，看见一个衙府，和生时一样，他不知道自己已经死了。遇到一个老朋友在这里做官，问他说：“我怎么到这里了？”冥吏告诉他，才知道是幽冥界。冥吏查看了知俭的善恶簿子后说道：“你平生没有修福之处，怎么能回去呢？”知俭说：“我一生诵读《心经》及《高王经》，虽然没有记数，也有三四万遍。”冥吏又重新查看簿子，果真如此，于是就放他回阳了。（出《朝野佥载》，白话译文）
　　选自宋《太平广记"卷第一百一十二》（网络版）　

3 随舟荡十里 惟靠一心经

　　清朝有位孝廉（即举人），姓程，单名叫昭，是江西省浮梁县人，因为生疟疾很久，他发愿持诵《心经》，疟疾果然立刻痊愈。以后他早晚都默念《心经》绝不间断。在道光癸巳（1833）年北上京师，考中孝廉①，乘船回乡。行至大江，怒涛汹涌，船被翻覆，随舟飘荡十余里。仓惶之际，他一心惟念《心经》。于是他得着船舷在覆舟的下面，若有个物件在他的脚下，藉以正襟危坐，手得有力量毫不疲劳；及听见同伴在岸上的声音，急忙大声呼救，得以安然无恙登岸了。（出《海南一勺》）
　　选自1929年李圆净《观音菩萨灵感录》（演培法师讲述本）
　　【注释】 ①孝廉：过去功名的一种。

4 施经三百卷 女鬼成地仙
　　
　　郑国相有一妹妹，被一女鬼附在身上。女鬼说她是缪三姑。国相许愿诵《心经》三百卷超度她，女鬼合掌而谢。后来国相的妹妹梦见观音菩萨对她开示说：“缪得《心经》三百卷，成地仙。我之《心经》重大，宜加敬奉持。” （出《异谈可信录》，白话译文）
　　选自1924年许止净《观世音菩萨本迹感应颂》卷三

5 默念心经 怪物逃走

　　湖北孝感县程蔌（音素）圆居士，去陕西任教，夜宿野店。觉得有一怪物压在足上，口不能出声，身体不能动。逐渐压倒腹部，心里很恐惧，急忙默念《心经》。念到“色即是空”这一句，便大声疾呼，怪物才逃跑了。（出清《守一斋笔记》）
　　选自张妙首《观音菩萨本迹感应颂》选译增补本

6 心经千遍 超度胡三
　　
 陈有岩家有一丫环忽然发狂地说：“咱胡三爷，哪个丫环敢犯咱？”一会儿，又用苏州口音说他姓杨，受胡三所差役。陈百般祈祷，皆不依从。后许愿诵《心经》超度，才点头答应。于是陈家全家虔诚诵念《心经》。这时丫环怒目大声地说：“他诵的没用，他刚才吃过肉粉团。”经问其人，确信无疑。诵《心经》到千遍，杨说愿意走了，遂送至新坊桥下，丫环霍然清醒。（出清《守一斋笔记》，白话译文）
　　选自1924年许止净《观世音菩萨本迹感应颂》卷二

7 至诚感通　寻声救苦
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　著名佛学家王恩洋居士在《大足石刻之艺术与佛教》一文中说：我曾听庞明钦先生谈，他的朋友庞某、槐轩先生的弟子，是个笃实诚恳的人。一次患重病，两眼肿痛，不能忍耐。在无可奈何的时候，忽然想起《心经》，便时时默念，疼痛就逐渐减轻。因此，默念更加至诚，一连念了三昼夜没间断。一天半夜，突然看见满屋大放光明，连细小东西也能看清。接着出现一只巨手，抚摩他的眼睛。手所触及处，遍身都清凉，痛苦立刻消失，眼睛便从此痊愈。由这件事可以知道，菩萨有慧眼遍照，千手千眼，寻声救苦，是真实不虚的。（菩萨戒弟子张妙首1988年冬谨记于文殊院）
　　 选自《广化文选"不可思议集》1989.9

8 十年诵经 双目复明
　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　我村李逢春之母宋氏，50岁那年因发怒生气，眼目失明。自己感到是罪业深重，故遭受此报，于是每天时时诵念《般若心经》，非常虔诚。到60岁那年，一天走出院子，忽见日光，两眼立地复明。这是村中所有人都看到听到的事，都说这是宋老太诵经的结果。后宋氏活到71岁善终。（民国乾达本，白话译文）
　　选自《观音菩萨本迹感应颂》选译增补本

9 尊师教诫 诵经开悟
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
　　过去有位祖师，出家的时候没文化，什么也不会念。这时候他师父告诉他说，你就好好背《心经》吧。他说我一天背多少遍呀？他师父说，你最低背1000遍。说一天能念1000遍《心经》吗，这不是骗人吗。我又没文化，我一天念10遍就不错了。尽管他心里不服，但很听话，念了足足有一年。念一年之后，他都没达到1000遍。文化特别浅，一个字一个字的抠。一天只能念到七、八百遍。过年，他给师父顶礼。他师父说，你从今年开始，每天念3000遍《心经》，然后给《般若波罗蜜多心经》顶礼。一字一拜，一天顶10次。他就开始了。这位祖师高明，他开悟了！他就念《心经》，拜《心经》。这是我们从人物上讲的真实的典故。他就是原先不认识的文字都认识了，不会读的经典也都会读了。所以这《心经》虽小，可包容万法。（二00四年四月初一）
　　选自中庸法师主讲《简说〈般若波罗蜜多心经〉》

10 喜诵心经 化险为夷

　　陈天龙，今年27岁，1992年11月在江西石城县如日山普照禅寺受三皈依。现住安远县西门路。1993年农历八月十五日下午5点钟左右，他从大西门骑自行车去青年路服装店，叫父亲回家过中秋节。他飞快地骑着车，没想到，车刚转过大西门弯口时，正好与迎面飞驰而来的吉普车相撞！人和车霎时被撞至数米远地上，当时他脑袋一片空白！司机紧急停车后，马上下来扶起他，一问哪里也没有摔伤，自行车也没有大的损坏。他父亲也刚好回家，在十多米处目睹了这一惊险场面。陈天龙平时喜诵《心经》，念观音圣号。真是菩萨保佑，消灾免难。（1994年10月27日江西安远赵培洪谨记）

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