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单词 sunyata
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Definition of sunyata in English:

sunyata

noun ˈsuːnjətɑːˈʃuːnjətɑːˈso͞on-
mass nounBuddhism
  • The doctrine that phenomena are devoid of an immutable or determinate intrinsic nature. It is often regarded as a means of gaining an intuition of ultimate reality.

    Compare with tathata
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Sanskrit term is sunyata, translates more or less into English as ‘emptiness’.
    • Bodhisattvas, because of the intense development of their love and compassion, have come to understand sunyata, the emptiness of all phenomena.
    • There's certainly an affinity between the Buddhist idea of sunyata of emptiness, and the Western mystical teaching of nothingness.
    • In Buddhism, the term sunyata is used for Emptiness - and in Christianity the word kenosis is sometimes used.
    • In the same way, purification of defilements is part of the process of enlightenment, and it is necessary for our ultimate realization of sunyata.

Origin

From Sanskrit śūnyatā 'emptiness'.

 
 

Definition of sunyata in US English:

sunyata

nounˈso͞on-
Buddhism
  • variant of shunyata
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Sanskrit term is sunyata, translates more or less into English as ‘emptiness’.
    • In Buddhism, the term sunyata is used for Emptiness - and in Christianity the word kenosis is sometimes used.
    • In the same way, purification of defilements is part of the process of enlightenment, and it is necessary for our ultimate realization of sunyata.
    • There's certainly an affinity between the Buddhist idea of sunyata of emptiness, and the Western mystical teaching of nothingness.
    • Bodhisattvas, because of the intense development of their love and compassion, have come to understand sunyata, the emptiness of all phenomena.

Origin

From Sanskrit śūnyatā ‘emptiness’.

 
 
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