This study aims to explore the possibility of Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra enriching the current environmental education of Taiwan. In other words, it is a pilot study of implementation of ecological education into the holistic (body-mind-soul) life education.Thus I tried to apply the concept of holistic life education into the environmental education by using Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra. The concept of holistic approach is “The Tutoring System for Disadvantaged” The first chapter of this study describes the current situation of environmental protection in Taiwan. The second chapter is the concepts of environmental protection in Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra and in Buddhism. The third chapter connects Biocentrism, environment and eco-system of the Earth to the concepts of cosmic in Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra and its influence in Buddhism and science. The forth chapter discusses the inspiration of Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra to the environmental education in Taiwan, and the result of the questionnaire surveying on the Taiwanese publics’ understanding of Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra and people’s intentions in learning it or devoting in it. Lastly, I tried to find out the difficulties of the environmental education in Taiwan and make suggestions in relation to the issue. The research methods of the study predominately are observation, documentary analysis, interdisciplinary approach, and assisted with questionnaire survey. The study also involves the internal dialogue between the knowledge and my teaching experiences. The most difficult part of the study is interdisciplinary. In sum, according to the documentary analysis, the interdisciplinary researches and outcome analysis of the questionnaire, the public of Taiwanese society has limited understanding about Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra, yet they have intention to learn and to share. The result of the study finds that Prajna-paramita-hrdaya-sutra can not only help the development of environmental education in Taiwan, but also the possibility in developing holistic life education for learners. In the end, further suggestions about applications of the study in future are made.
