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==Selected English translations== ;Larger and smaller Prajnaparamita Sutras<br> ''Scholarly'' * [[Edward Conze]] (1978), ''Selected Sayings from the Perfection of Wisdom''', Buddhist Society, London, {{ISBN|978-0-87773-709-4}}. Portions of various Perfection of Wisdom sutras * [[Edward Conze]] (1985), ''The Large Sutra on Perfect Wisdom'', University of California, {{ISBN|0-520-05321-4}}. Mostly the version in 25,000 lines, with some parts from the versions in 100,000 and 18,000 lines * [[Edward Conze]] (1994), ''The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines and its Verse Summary'', Four Seasons Foundation, {{ISBN|81-7030-405-9}}. The earliest text in a combination of strict translation and summary * [[Lex Hixon]] (1993), ''Mother of the Buddhas: Meditation on the Prajnaparamita Sutra'', Quest, {{ISBN|0-8356-0689-9}}. Selected verses from the Prajnaparamita in 8,000 lines * [[R.C. Jamieson]] (2000), ''The Perfection of Wisdom, Extracts from the Aṣṭasahāsrikāprajñāpāramitā'', Penguin Viking, {{ISBN|978-0-670-88934-1}}. Foreword by H.H. the Dalai Lama; illustrated with Cambridge University Library Manuscript Add.1464 & Manuscript Add.1643 * Naichen Chen (2017), ''The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 1'', Wheatmark, {{ISBN|978-1-62787-456-4}}. Unabridged English translation of Xuanzang's Chinese rendition (fascicles 1-20) * Naichen Chen (2018), ''The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 2'', Wheatmark, {{ISBN|978-1-62787-582-0}}. Unabridged English translation of Xuanzang's Chinese rendition (fascicles 21-40) * Naichen Chen (2019), ''The Great Prajna Paramita Sutra, Volume 3'', Wheatmark, {{ISBN|978-1-62787-747-3}}. Unabridged English translation of Xuanzang's Chinese rendition (fascicles 41-60) * Huifeng Shi (Matthew Osborn) (2018), ''[https://www.academia.edu/74776026/Annotated_English_Translation_of_Kum%C4%81raj%C4%ABvas_Xia%C7%92p%C7%90n_Prajn%C4%81p%C4%81ramit%C4%81_S%C5%ABtra Annotated English Translation of Kumārajīva's Xiaǒpǐn Prajnāpāramitā Sūtra]'', Asian Literature and Translation. Critically annotated translation of the first two chapters of [[Kumārajīva|Kumarajiva's]] 5th century translation of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines. * Stefano Zacchetti (2005), ''In Praise of the Light: a critical synoptic edition with an annotated translation of chapters 1-3 of Dharmarakṣa's ''Guang zan jing'' 光讚經, being the earliest Chinese translation of the Larger Prajñāpāramitā'', The International Research Institute for Advanced Buddhology, [[Sōka University|Soka University]], Bibliotheca philologica et philosophica buddhica, v. 8. ''Buddhist translators/commentators''<br> * [http://www.songtsen.org/padmakara/ Dr. Gyurme Dorje, for the Padmakara Translation Group] (2018, updated 2020), [https://read.84000.co/translation/toh11.html The Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom in Ten Thousand Lines], [https://read.84000.co/translation/toh11.html (Daśasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā)], 84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. The complete Prajnaparamita in 10,000 lines, translated from the Tibetan. With hyper-linked glossary and Tibetan text. * [[Gareth Sparham]] (2022), ''[https://read.84000.co/translation/toh10.html The Perfection of Wisdom in Eighteen Thousand Lines]'', |84000: Translating the Words of the Buddha. Full translation from the Tibetan version: Tohoku Catalogue No. 10. ;Heart Sutra and Diamond Sutra<br> ''Scholarly'' * [[Edward Conze]] (1988), '' Buddhist Wisdom Books'', Unwin, {{ISBN|0-04-440259-7}}. The Heart Sutra and the Diamond Sutra with commentaries * [[Edward Conze]] (2003, ''Perfect Wisdom; The Short Prajnaparamita Texts'', Buddhist Publishing Group, Totnes. (Luzac reprint), {{ISBN|0-946672-28-8}}. Most of the short sutras: Perfection of Wisdom in 500 Lines, 700 lines, The Heart Sutra and The Diamond Sutra, one word, plus some Tantric sutras, all without commentaries. * Richard H. Jones (2012), ''The Heart of Buddhist Wisdom: Plain English Translations of the Heart Sutra, the Diamond-Cutter Sutra, and other Perfection of Wisdom Texts'', Jackson Square Books, {{ISBN|978-1-4783-8957-6}}. Clear translations and summaries of the most important texts with essays * Lopez, Donald S. (1998), ''Elaborations on Emptiness'', Princeton, {{ISBN|0-691-00188-X}}. The Heart Sutra with eight complete Indian and Tibetan commentaries * Lopez, Donald S. (1987), ''The Heart Sutra Explained'', SUNY, {{ISBN|0-88706-590-2}}. The Heart Sutra with a summary of [[History of Buddhism in India|Indian]] commentaries * [[Red Pine (author)|Red Pine]] (2001), ''The Diamond Sutra: The Perfection of Wisdom; Text and Commentaries Translated from Sanskrit and Chinese'', Counterpoint, {{ISBN|1-58243-256-2}}. The Diamond Sutra with [[Chinese Chán|Chán]]/[[Zen]] commentary * [[Red Pine (author)|Red Pine]] (2004), ''The Heart Sutra: the Womb of Buddhas'', Counterpoint, {{ISBN|978-1-59376-009-0}}. Heart Sutra with commentary * Paul Harrison (2006), ''[https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c03ced75ffd204418037b7a/t/5c5306ce575d1f9230da8a6a/1548945103490/Diamond+Sutra-Paul+Harrison+tr.pdf Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā: A New English Translation of the Sanskrit Text Based on Two Manuscripts from Greater Gandhāra]'', Hermes Publishing, Oslo. Translation of the ''Diamond Sūtra'' from the [[Sanskrit]] based on the two oldest manuscripts (the Gilgit and the Schøyen collection manuscripts) * [[Gregory Schopen]] (2004), ''The Perfection of Wisdom'', in D. S. Lopez Jr., ed., ''Buddhist Scriptures'' (London, 2004), pp. 450–463. Translation of the Diamond Sutra * [[Kazuaki Tanahashi]] (2015), ''The Heart Sutra: A Comprehensive Guide to the Classic of Mahayana Buddhism'', [[Shambhala Publications]], {{ISBN|978-1-61180-096-8}}. English translation of the Heart Sutra with history and commentary ''Buddhist translators/commentators'' * Rabten, Geshe (1983), ''Echoes of Voidness'', Wisdom, {{ISBN|0-86171-010-X}}. Includes the Heart Sutra with [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan]] commentary * Geshe [[Kelsang Gyatso]] (2001), ''[[The New Heart of Wisdom|Heart of Wisdom]]'', Tharpa, {{ISBN|0-948006-77-3}}. The Heart Sutra with a Tibetan commentary * [[Tashi Tsering (Jamyang Buddhist Centre)|Geshe Tashi Tsering]] (2009), ''Emptiness: The Foundation of Buddhist Thought'', Wisdom Publications, {{ISBN|978-0-86171-511-4}}. A guide to the topic of emptiness from a Tibetan Buddhist perspective, with English translation of the Heart Sutra * [[14th Dalai Lama]] (2005), ''Essence of the Heart Sutra'', Wisdom Publications, {{ISBN|978-0-86171-284-7}}. Heart Sutra with commentary by the 14th Dalai Lama * [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] (1988), ''The Heart of Understanding'', Parallax Press, {{ISBN|0-938077-11-2}}. The Heart Sutra with a [[Chinese Chán#Thiền in Vietnam|Vietnamese Thiền]] commentary * [[Thich Nhat Hanh]] (1992), ''The Diamond that Cuts Through Illusion'', Parallax Press, {{ISBN|0-938077-51-1}}. The Diamond Sutra with a Vietnamese Thiền commentary * Doosun Yoo (2013), ''Thunderous Silence: A Formula For Ending Suffering: A Practical Guide to the Heart Sutra'', Wisdom Publications, {{ISBN|978-1-61429-053-7}}. English translation of the Heart Sutra with [[Korean Seon]] commentary
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