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Buddhism: The Buddha, the Dharma and the Sangha

The Heart of Understanding

Commentaries on the Prajnaparamita Heart Sutra

by Thich Nhat Hanh

A short commentary by the Vietnamese Zen teacher, who explains emptiness through his idea of 'interbeing', the mutual dependence of all things. It is one of the most widely read modern presentations of the sutra.

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