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sunyata

noun

Etymology

From Sanskrit शून्यता (śūnyatā), from शून्य (śūnya, “zero, nothing”) + ता (-tā, “generalizing suffix”). Cognate with Pali suññatā.

  1. derived from suññatā
  2. derived from शून्यता

Definitions

  1. Emptiness, the absence of an intrinsic essence or nature which is stable and separable…

    Emptiness, the absence of an intrinsic essence or nature which is stable and separable from other things.

  2. Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state

    Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an Eastern concept of a high meditative state of calm and freedom from distraction.

    • 1986, White Lotus Sutra - Unchecked by Sangharakshita; STUDY LEADERS SEMINAR 1986 Padmaloka. all dharmas were reducible to sunyata. So in a sense you have got a sort of merging of the particular in the universal.
    • In his treatment of Zen Buddhism, Abe emphasizes that the true self of Zen Buddhism is dynamic śūnyatā: "That is to say, true Sunyata is nothing but the true self and the true self is nothing but true Sunyata"

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