Joan and I loosely
translated nirvana as
“profound serenity” in our translation of the Heart
Sutra. But there are many other
ways of understanding of the Sanskrit word nirvana. Some
Buddhists may say it is a complete state of calmness only buddhas can
experience. Others may say that it is a state of annihilating the
chain of birth and rebirth. Zen master Dogen seems to indicate that
it is a nondual experience. Thus, for him nirvana is an experience of
shunyata – zeroness
or boundlessness.
---Kazuaki
Tanahashi, in his guide The Heart Sutra---
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