The Heart of the Shurangama Mantra is the Shurangama Mantra in a concise manner. The Shurangama Mantra is excerpted from the Surangama Sutra. The Heart of the Shurangama Mantra encompasses the aspiration and the intent of Buddhas and bodhisattvas.  Considered that the entire Shurangama Mantra is lengthy, for the timely convenience, one could recite the Heart of the Shurangama Mantra. It helps to bring forth our innate wisdom, to dispel obstacles, and to remove obscurations. As well, the mantra confers great blessing from Buddhas and bodhisattvas. According to sutras, by practicing the Heart of the Shurangama Mantra, one could attain the unsurpassable enlightenment; subjugate demonic forces; defeat tirthikas; turn the Wheel of Dharma; receive a prophecy from the Buddha; liberate suffering ones, and bless the Lesser Vehicle practitioners to be unafraid of hearing the definitive teaching on the tathagatagarbha and aspire to the Mahayana path.