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sunyata
noun
sun·ya·ta
\ˈshu̇nyəˌtä\
Definition of sunyata
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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
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Origin and Etymology of sunyata
Sanskrit śūnyatā, literally, emptiness, void, from śūnya empty, void
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