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  • The Heart of Understanding

  • Commentaries on the Prajñaparamita Heart Sutra
  • Written by: Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh
  • Length: 1 hr and 55 mins

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The Heart of Understanding

Written by: Thich Nhat Hanh
Narrated by: Thich Nhat Hanh
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Publisher's Summary

In this recording, Vietnamese Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh lectures on the Heart of the Prajñaparamita Sutra, which is regarded as the essence of Buddhist teachings. To this day, the Heart Sutra is recited daily in Mahayana temples and practice centers throughout the world. Thay, as his followers call him, offered this lecture at Green Gulch Farm in Muir Beach, California, on April 19, 1987.

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