
Jayarava Attwood
Buddhist scholar and longtime member of the Triratna Buddhist Order, known for work on the history and textual study of the Heart Sutra and writings about karma and Buddhist textual history.
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Jan 20, 2019 • 59min
Deconstructing the Heart Sutra, with Jayarava Attwood
Jayarava Attwood, a Buddhist scholar and longtime Triratna member who studies the Heart Sutra and karma, delves into the Pali Canon’s composition and manuscript variability. He explores the tension between karma and dependent arising. He explains the Heart Sutra’s likely Chinese origins and how it may instruct a meditative non-apprehension practice. Conversation also touches on meditation’s subjective focus and secular mindfulness.


