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Śūnyatā
Śūnyatā, शून्यता (Sanskrit noun from the adj. sūnya - 'void' ), Suññatā (Pāli; adj. suñña), stong pa nyid (Tibetan), Kòng/Kū, 空 (Chinese/Japanese), Gong-seong, 공성(空性) (Korean), qoɣusun (Mongolian) meaning "Emptiness" or "Voidness", is a characteristic of phenomena arising from the fact (as observed and taught by the Buddha) that the impermanent nature of form means that nothing possesses essential, enduring identity (see anattā). -
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Yogacara
The doctrine of emptiness (Skt. Śūnyatā) is central to Yogācāra, as to any Mahayana school. -
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Five Wisdoms
Keown, et. al. (2003) hold that the Tathatā-jñāna is the jñāna of Suchness or Dharmadātu, "the bare non-conceptualizing awareness" of Śūnyatā, the universal substrate of the other four jñāna. -
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Ship of Theseus
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The ten principal disciples
He appears in several Sutras of Mahāyāna Buddhism which teach Śūnyatā (Emptiness or Voidness). -
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Heart Sutra
Avalokiteśvara famously states that, "Form is empty (Śūnyatā). -
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Ösel (yoga)
Keown, et al. (2003) identify the Ösel or "clear light", as that by which the natural luminosity (Five Pure Lights) of emptiness (Śūnyatā) is apprehended. -
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Dharmakaya
This is a worthy visual device to draw attention to the 'absence' and 'emptiness' of "thus gone" (Sanskrit: Tathāgata) and the doctrine of Śūnyatā and represent whilst not representing. -
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Non-abidance
The concept seems to have originated with the first century Indian Buddhist philosopher Nagarjuna, whose version of Śūnyatā, or emptiness, entails that entities neither exist, nor do they not exist. -
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Ashtamangala
Space is the repository and conduit of everything that is manifest, embodied or incarnate; symbolises Śūnyatā (Sanskrit); the iconographic representation of the 'wisdom urn' is often very similar to the 'water pot' (Sanskrit: Kumbha) which is one of the few allowable possessions of a Theravadin bhikku or bhikkuni; the wisdom urn or treasure vase is used in many vajrayana empowerments and initiations;
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