Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, while meditating deeply in the Prajñaparamita,
clearly perceived that all five skandhas are equally empty.
After this penetration, he overcame all suffering.

"Listen, Shariputra, form does not differ from emptiness,
emptiness does not differ from form.
Form is emptiness, emptiness is form.
The same thing is true with feelings, perception,
mental functioning, and consciousness.

"Here, Shariputra, all dharmas are marked with emptiness;
they are neither produced nor destroyed;
neither stained nor pure,
neither increasing nor decreasing.

"Therefore, in emptiness there is neither form,
nor feeling, nor perception, nor mental functioning, nor consciousness;
no eye, no ear, no nose, no tongue, no body, no mind;
no form, no sound, no smell, no taste, no touchable, no object of mind;
no realm of eyes, and so forth until no realm of mind consciousness.

"No ignorance and also no extinction of ignorance,
no old age and death, and so forth until no extinction of old age and death.

"No suffering, no origination of suffering,
no extinction of suffering, and no path.
No wisdom and also no attainment.

"With nothing to attain, the bodhisattva,
relies on Prajñaparamita, has no hindrance in his mind.
Without any hindrance in his mind, there is no fear.
Liberating himself forever from illusion and dream.
Realizing perfect Nirvana.

"All Buddhas in the past, present, and future,
rely on Prajñaparamita, attain Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi.

"Therefore, one should know that Prajñaparamita
is the great sacred mantra,
is the great bright mantra,
is the supreme mantra,
is the unequaled mantra,
that can liberate all suffering.
Truly indeed.
A mantra of Prajñaparamita should therefore be proclaimed:

Tadyatha Om Gate, gate, paragate, parasamgate, bodhi svaha.

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