The Bodhisattva Kuan Yin

       deep in contemplation on the Prajna Paramita,

        saw with radiant clarity

        that the five clusters of perception

        are all essentially empty

       and  so transcended all suffering.

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Sariputra, form differs not from emptiness;

        emptiness differs not from form;

        form is essentially empty;

        emptiness is the essence of form;

        sensation, thought, memory, and consciousness

        are all like this.

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Sariputra, all forms are devoid of innate existence:

        not born nor destroyed;

        not defiled nor pure;

        not increased nor decreased.

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Therefore, emptiness has no form,

        no sensation, thought, memory, or consciousness;

        no eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, or mind;

        no shape, sound, smell, taste, touch, or thought;

        no field of vision,

        nor even a field of thought;

        no ignorance and no cessation of ignorance;

        nor even old age and death,

        nor cessation of old age and death;

        no suffering, no cause of suffering,

        no cessation of suffering and no path;

        no knowledge and no gain.

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Because there is nothing to gain,

        the bodhisattva relies on the Prajna Paramita

        and builds no barriers in his mind;

        because he builds no barriers,

        he has no fear

        and steers clear of of the pitfall

        of wishful thinking

        including the wish for nirvana.

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All buddhas of the three times*

        rely on the Prajna Paramita

        to attain the Great Perfection

        of fully awakened awareness.

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Therefore we know that the Prajna Paramita

        is a mantra of great spirit,

        is a mantra of great light,

        is a mantra without limit,

        is a mantra without equal,

        It can end all suffering and pain.

        and is true, not false.

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That is why we recite the mantra of Prajna Paramita,

        the mantra that says:

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*Past, present and future