Heart Sutra Mantra — Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha
The famous mantra from the Heart Sutra, with 108-repetition and two-hour Next Level Meditation recordings.
The Heart Sutra is one of the best-known texts of Mahāyāna Buddhism. Near its conclusion Avalokiteshvara gives the mantra Tadyathā Gate Gate Pāragate Pārasaṃgate Bodhi Svāhā, closely associated with the perfection of wisdom.
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Featured Heart Sutra Mantra — 108 Times
The principal recording repeats the Heart Sutra mantra 108 times in a Sanskrit-style setting.
Heart Sutra Mantra — 108 Times
Mantra / Chant
TADYATHĀ GATE GATE PĀRAGATE PĀRASAṂGATE BODHI SVĀHĀ
A common English phonetic rendering is: Teyata Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha.
The Heart Sutra
The Heart Sutra presents the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara teaching Śāriputra about the emptiness of all phenomena and the perfection of wisdom.
Gate Gate Paragate Parasamgate Bodhi Svaha
The mantra comes at the culmination of the Heart Sutra:
Tadyathā Gate Gate Pāragate Pārasaṃgate Bodhi Svāhā
A direct practice translation is: “Thus: gone, gone, gone beyond, gone completely beyond — awakening, svāhā.”
Gate carries the sense of “gone”; pāragate means gone beyond; pārasaṃgate intensifies this as gone completely beyond; bodhi means awakening. The mantra compresses the movement of the Heart Sutra into a short recitation: go beyond fixed grasping and awaken.
Why the Heart Sutra Matters
The Heart Sutra is a compact expression of Prajñāpāramitā — the perfection of wisdom. Its central teaching is emptiness: phenomena do not possess the fixed, independent essence that ordinary perception assumes. The sutra has been recited for more than a millennium across Asian Buddhist traditions.
Working with the Heart Sutra Mantra
Start by listening closely to a few repetitions, then join the chant if you want. Let the mantra loosen rigid thinking and bring attention back to immediate experience. The 108-count version works well as a complete practice session.
More Heart Sutra Recordings
The two-hour version gives the mantra more space for extended listening, meditation or background recitation.
Heart Sutra Mantra — 2 Hours
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Heart Sutra mantra?
Tadyathā Gate Gate Pāragate Pārasaṃgate Bodhi Svāhā.
Who speaks in the Heart Sutra?
Avalokiteshvara gives the central teaching to Śāriputra, and the Buddha endorses it.
What does “Gate Gate” mean?
Gate is commonly translated in the sense of “gone”; the mantra builds toward going beyond and awakening.
Why repeat the mantra 108 times?
108 is a traditional Buddhist count and corresponds naturally to a full mala.
Sources & Further Reading
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