Sonam Rinchen teaches Buddhist philosophy and practice at the Library of TibetanWorks and Archives.

Ruth Sonam was raised in Ireland and graduated from Oxford University with an M.A. in Modern Languages. She began studying with Geshe Sonam Rinchen in 1978 and has worked as his interpreter since 1983.

Introduction	1
The Perfection of Wisdom Sutras	11
The Heart Sutra	17
The Prologue	27
The Question	35
Form Is Empty	43
The Eight Aspects	51
No Conventional Phenomena	55
The Mantra	69
The Conclusion and Colophon	83
The Root Text: The Heart Sutra	89
The Tibetan Text	95
Notes	99
Source Readings	127