Sunyata definition

(psychology) Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an Eastern concept of a high meditative state of calm and freedom from distraction.
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(philosophy) The cosmic void; in the East-West dialogue, an Eastern term for metaphysics of nothingness.
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Alternative spelling of sunyata.
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Noun

Singular:
sunyata
Plural:
sunyatas

Origin of sunyata

  • From Sanskrit शून्यता (śūnyatā), from शून्य (śūnya, “zero, nothing”) + ता (-tā, “generalizing suffix”). Cognate with Pali suññata

    From Wiktionary