Noun
(plural sunyatas)
- (psychology) Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an Eastern concept of a high meditative state of calm and freedom from distraction.
- (philosophy) The cosmic void; in the East-West dialogue, an Eastern term for metaphysics of nothingness.
Origin
From Sanskrit शून्यता (śūnyatā), from शून्य (śūnya, “zero, nothing”) + ता (-tā, “generalizing suffix”). Cognate with Pali suññata
Noun
(plural Śūnyatās)
- Alternative spelling of sunyata.
