sunyata
Meanings
noun
- Emptiness, the absence of an intrinsic essence or nature which is stable and separable from other things.
- Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an Eastern concept of a high meditative state of calm and freedom from distraction.
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Etymology
From Sanskrit शून्यता (śūnyatā), from शून्य (śūnya, “zero, nothing”) + ता (-tā, “generalizing suffix”). Cognate with Pali suññatā.
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