Author: Ghelue, Nadja Van

With an embossed cover and full-page, two-color calligraphic art throughout, this book is both a beautiful gift and a unique resource for study and reflection. Presenting the world's most popular sutra in ancient Chinese seal script, it includes a new English translation, a transliteration of the original Zen chant, and an introduction that discusses the history, meaning, and spiritual significance of the Heart Sutra and Asian calligraphy. Artist Nadja Van Ghelue has studied traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean calligraphy and sumie painting. 128 pp.; 55 b - w images.