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Heart Sūtra

A compact Mahāyāna teaching map in which emptiness means that things do not possess an isolated, permanent essence. This is an editorial overview, not a translation.

Source map: Prajñāpāramitāhṛdaya. Consult an authorised translation and teacher for close study.

Diamond Sūtra

The teaching repeatedly loosens attachment to fixed descriptions, including attachment to the idea of spiritual achievement itself.

Source map: Vajracchedikā Prajñāpāramitā. Site-authored paraphrase.

Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta

The practice map extends goodwill without narrowing it to friends, likeness, or convenience.

Source map: Sutta Nipāta 1.8. Site-authored paraphrase.

Turning the Dhamma Wheel

The discourse map connects the middle way, four truths, and a path of training. It is not a promise of instant certainty.

Source map: Dhammacakkappavattana Sutta. Site-authored paraphrase.

Lotus Sūtra

This Mahāyāna source uses expansive stories and skilful means to describe the possibility of awakening.

Source map: Saddharmapuṇḍarīka Sūtra. Site-authored paraphrase.

Bardo teachings

Tibetan bardo literature presents transition, death, and perception through a particular ritual and doctrinal tradition.

Tradition map only. It is not medical, legal, or end-of-life advice and no translation is reproduced.

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