As the major translation and commentary in modern times, a book of Iwanami-bunko, a translation from the original Sanskrit by Hajime NAKAMURA and Kazuyoshi KINO, "Lecture on Hannya Shingyo," written by Kakusho TAKAGAMI and "Hannyashin-gyo Nyumon," written by Taido MATSUBARA, which interprets from the viewpoint of a priest of the Rinzai sect, have been published and reprinted many times so that their paperback editions are easily obtainable.
現代の主な翻訳及び解説としては、サンスクリット原文からの翻訳である中村元・紀野一義訳の岩波文庫本、高神覚昇の『般若心経講義』、また臨済宗の僧侶の立場から解釈した松原泰道の『般若心経入門』などがあり、それぞれ版を重ねて何れも文庫本として手軽に入手できる。