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The Diamond Sutra (Chin-Kang-Ching) or Prajna-Paramita ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠊⠝⠧⠁⠗⠊⠁⠃⠇⠽⠀⠗⠑⠋⠑⠗⠗⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀⠁⠎⠀
⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠺⠁⠝⠛⠤⠤⠠⠏⠗⠊⠝⠉⠑⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠎⠥⠞⠗⠁⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠋⠗⠑⠟⠥⠑⠝⠞⠇⠽⠀⠁⠇⠇⠥⠙⠑⠙⠀⠞⠕⠀
⠁⠎⠀⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠏⠁⠕⠤⠤⠠⠚⠑⠺⠑⠇⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠍⠕⠝⠅⠎⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠥⠎⠥⠁⠇⠇⠽⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠞⠑⠙⠀
⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠍⠑⠝⠤⠤⠠⠙⠊⠎⠉⠊⠏⠇⠑⠎⠀⠀⠀⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠲⠀
⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠝⠞⠑⠗⠍⠊⠝⠁⠃⠇⠑⠀⠏⠗⠕⠉⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠗⠁⠝⠎⠍⠊⠛⠗⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠊⠎⠀⠙⠑⠏⠊⠉⠞⠑⠙⠀⠀⠀⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠇⠥⠑⠝⠤⠤⠠⠺⠓⠑⠑⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠲⠀⠠⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠙⠊⠎⠎⠑⠍⠊⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠃⠥⠙⠙⠓⠊⠎⠞⠊⠉⠀⠀⠀⠀⠞⠑⠝⠑⠞⠎⠀
⠊⠎⠀⠞⠽⠏⠊⠋⠊⠑⠙⠀⠃⠽⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠥⠁⠝⠤⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠇⠥⠑⠝⠤⠤⠠⠗⠑⠧⠕⠇⠧⠊⠝⠛⠀⠠⠺⠓⠑⠑⠇⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠗⠑⠇⠊⠛⠊⠕⠥⠎⠀⠙⠑⠎⠊⠛⠝⠁⠞⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀
⠉⠕⠝⠎⠕⠝⠁⠝⠞⠀⠺⠊⠞⠓⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠊⠙⠑⠁⠀⠕⠋⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠂⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀
⠓⠑⠇⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠀⠀⠀⠓⠊⠛⠓⠀⠑⠎⠞⠑⠑⠍⠀⠁⠍⠕⠝⠛⠎⠞⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠃⠥⠙⠙⠓⠊⠎⠞⠀⠑⠉⠉⠇⠑⠎⠊⠁⠎⠞⠊⠉⠁⠇⠀⠕⠗⠙⠑⠗⠎⠲⠀⠠⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠥⠉⠓⠀⠀⠀⠀⠁⠗⠑⠀⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠁⠊⠤⠤⠠⠇⠕⠧⠑⠗⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀
⠠⠇⠁⠺⠆⠀⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠇⠊⠑⠝⠤⠤⠠⠁⠏⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠙⠀⠊⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠆
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠋⠁⠓⠤⠠⠍⠊⠝⠛⠤⠤⠠⠃⠗⠊⠛⠓⠞⠝⠑⠎⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠠⠇⠁⠺⠀
⠶⠉⠕⠍⠏⠁⠗⠑⠀⠠⠑⠊⠞⠑⠇⠄⠎⠀⠠⠓⠁⠝⠙⠃⠕⠕⠅⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀
⠠⠉⠓⠊⠝⠑⠎⠑⠀⠠⠃⠥⠙⠙⠓⠊⠎⠍⠲⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠼⠙⠀⠦⠠⠎⠥⠃⠓⠥⠞⠊⠂⠀
⠉⠁⠝⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠺⠑⠎⠞⠑⠗⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀⠎⠕⠥⠞⠓⠑⠗⠝⠂⠀⠕⠗⠀
⠝⠕⠗⠞⠓⠑⠗⠝⠀⠗⠑⠛⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀⠀⠀⠀⠎⠏⠁⠉⠑⠀⠃⠑⠀
⠍⠑⠁⠎⠥⠗⠑⠙⠦⠀⠕⠗⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠥⠗⠀⠍⠊⠙⠺⠁⠽⠀⠗⠑⠛⠊⠕⠝⠎⠀⠕⠋⠀
⠎⠏⠁⠉⠑⠀⠶⠊⠲⠑⠲⠂⠀⠀⠀⠀⠠⠝⠲⠠⠑⠲⠂⠀⠠⠎⠲⠠⠑⠲⠂⠀⠠⠎⠲⠠⠺⠲⠂⠀

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