sunyata

noun

sun·​ya·​ta

ˈshu̇nyəˌtä

plural -s

1

Buddhism : the nonexistence of the elements of things and of the self

2

: ultimate truth or reality interpreted (as in Madhyamika) as absolutely devoid of distinguishing characteristics and beyond even being and nonbeing : the transcendental void

Word History

Etymology

Sanskrit śūnyatā, literally, emptiness, void, from śūnya empty, void

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