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Śūnyatā ( shoon-yə-TAH; Sanskrit: शून्यता; Pali: suññatā lit. "emptiness", "voidness", "vacuity") is an Indian philosophical concept In Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, and other Indian philosophical traditions. The concept has multiple meanings depending on its doctrinal context; an ontological feature of reality, a meditative state, or a phenomenological analysis of experience.
In Theravāda Buddhism, Pali: suññatā often refers to the non-self (Pāli: anattā, Sanskrit: anātman) nature of the five aggregates of experience and the six sense spheres. Pali: Suññatā is also often used to refer to a meditative state or experience.
In Mahāyāna Buddhism, śūnyatā refers to the tenet that "all things are empty of intrinsic existence and nature (svabhava)", but may also refer to the Buddha-nature teachings and primordial or empty awareness, as in Dzogchen, Shentong, or Chan.
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Embracing Emptiness, Discovering Wisdom Practice, Emptiness, Work |
Sep 2003 |
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Unraveling Emptiness: Beyond Form Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Delusion |
Aug 12 2003 |
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Emptiness and Form: Unified Reality Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Delusion |
Aug 11 2003 |
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Embracing Emptiness: The Heart Sutra Emptiness, Breath, Meditation |
Aug 05 2003 |
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Heart Sutra Emptiness, Consciousness, Practice |
Aug 04 2003 |
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Embracing Emptiness for Liberation Avalokitesvara, Emptiness, Bodhisattva |
Jul 29 2003 |
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Heart Sutra Emptiness, Practice, Meditation |
Jul 28 2003 |
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Chanting Emptiness: Wisdom and Compassion Emptiness, Wisdom, Hindrances |
Jul 22 2003 |
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Chanting Emptiness into Compassionate Wisdom Emptiness, Wisdom, Hindrances |
Jul 22 2003 |
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Embracing Emptiness with Compassion Emptiness, Heart Sutra, Chanting |
Jul 21 2003 |
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Embracing Emptiness for True Wisdom Wisdom, Emptiness, Bodhisattva |
Jul 15 2003 |
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Living Fully with Zen Acceptance Emptiness, Intention, Mill Valley, Shikantaza |
Jul 13 2003 |
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Emptiness Unveiled: Path to Liberation Emptiness, Bell |
Jul 08 2003 |
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Embracing Emptiness, Cultivating Compassion Wisdom, Heart Sutra, Emptiness |
Jul 01 2003 |
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Embracing Balance Through Interconnectedness Meditation, Emptiness, Love |
Apr 24 2003 |
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Chakra Syllables and Bardo Bliss Practice, Time, Emptiness |
Apr 01 2003 |
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Ethereal Winds: Paths to Liberation Time, Emptiness, Practice |
Mar 25 2003 |
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Transformative Bliss in Vajrayana Practice Practice, Emptiness, Liberation |
Mar 11 2003 |
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Primordial Wisdom Through Bliss Meditation Time, Emptiness, Practice |
Feb 11 2003 |
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Surrender to Interdependent Awakening Wisdom, Samadhi, Emptiness |
Jan 21 2003 |
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The Brief Rule of St. RomualdSerial: NC-00054 The Little Rule of Saint Romuald Archival Photo OSB Cam, St. Romuald, Brief Rule of St. Romuald, Constancy, Emptiness, Intention,... |
2003 3 of 4 New Camaldoli Hermitage |
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Not Always So Class Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Realization, Suzuki Roshi, Chanting, Religion, Zazen,... |
Nov 18 2002 Tassajara |
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Translating Zen: Mindfulness in Every Word Big Mind, Monkey Mind, Kinhin, Emptiness, Heart Sutra |
Aug 14 2002 |
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Navigating Two Truths in Buddhism Consciousness, Emptiness, Heart Sutra |
Apr 13 2002 Day 6 Green Gulch Farm |
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Path of the Bodhi Firefly Wisdom, Practice, Emptiness |
Mar 27 2002 Green Gulch Farm |
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Cultivating the GroundSerial: BZ-00141B Comentary on Suzuki Roshi Lecture, Sesshin Day 2 Emptiness, Silence, Buddha Nature, Causation, Big Mind, Ego, Karma, Attachment,... |
Mar 16 2002 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Embracing Emptiness Through Non-thinking Emptiness, Samadhi, Practice |
Jan 24 2002 Green Gulch Farm |
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Serene Thought, Unarisen Mindfulness Emptiness, Samadhi, Practice |
Jan 24 2002 Green Gulch Farm |
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Chakras and the Art of Bliss Practice, Emptiness, Time |
2002 |
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Embracing Emptiness for Universal Liberation Emptiness, Religion, Interdependence |
Nov 04 2001 |
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Zen Enjoyment: Empowering Personal Connection Passions, Non-discrimination, Emptiness, Intimacy |
Aug 08 2001 |
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Savoring Life Through Presence Death, Emptiness, Rumi, Silence |
Jul 18 2001 |
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Savoring Imperfection in Every Moment Death, Emptiness, Rumi, Silence |
Jul 18 2001 |
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Walking the Middle Path Together Emptiness, Meditation, Greed |
Jun 18 2001 |
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EmptinessSerial: BZ-00102A Saturday Lecture Emptiness, Attachment, Chanting, Composure, Daily Life, Duality, Ego, Heart Sutra,... |
May 26 2001 Berkeley Zen Center |
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Sunday Lecture Ceremony, Freedom, Intimacy, Impermanence, Mill Valley, Separation, Instruction,... |
May 06 2001 Green Gulch Farm |
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Embracing Emptiness in Zen Meditation Emptiness, Samadhi, Meditation |
Mar 21 2001 |
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Zen Practice: Embracing Non-Grasping Wisdom Nirvana, Samadhi, Emptiness |
Mar 19 2001 |
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Embodying Wisdom Through Compassion Renunciation, Emptiness, Letting Go |
Feb 09 2001 |
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Embodying Compassion Through Renunciation Renunciation, Emptiness, Karma |
Feb 08 2001 |
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Intrinsic Natures in Meditative Awareness Samadhi, Meditation, Emptiness |
Feb 07 2001 |
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Solitude and Fulfillment in Zen Insight Soto Zen, Five Ranks, Emptiness, Nirvana, Renunciation, Oneness, Suzuki Roshi,... |
Jan 03 2001 |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Practice Period, Attachment, Offering, Letting Go, Bodhisattva Way, Emptiness,... |
Nov 28 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Tenzo Kyokun Class Emptiness, Dragons, Intimacy, Dharma Transmission, Zazen, Hindrances, Impermanence,... |
Nov 21 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Buddha Mind, Buddha Nature, confusion, Birth-and-Death, Subject-and-Object... |
Sep 18 2000 Unknown |
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Surangama Sutra Class confusion, Four Noble Truths, Don't Know Mind, Delusion, Discrimination, Heart... |
Sep 11 2000 Unknown |
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Sunday Lecture Fox, Causation, Karma, Nirvana, Soto Zen, Funeral, Heart Sutra, Emptiness, Ceremony,... |
Sep 10 2000 Green Gulch Farm |
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Zen's Paradox: Emptiness in Ignorance Emptiness, Consciousness, Buddha |
Jul 24 2000 |
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Buddha's Psychology Consciousness, Duality, Emptiness |
Jun 22 2000 San Francisco Sitting Group |
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Surangama Sutra Class Emptiness, Buddha Nature, Balance, Letting Go, Skandhas, Light-and-Darkness, Doubt,... |
Jun 06 2000 Green Gulch Farm |