Atyantashunyata, 础迟测补苍迟补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Atyanta-shunyata: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 础迟测补苍迟补艣奴苍测补迟腻 can be transliterated into English as Atyantasunyata or Atyantashunyata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra础迟测补苍迟补艣奴苍测补迟腻 (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むざ啷傕え啷嵿く啶むぞ) or simply Atyanta refers to 鈥渁bsolute emptiness鈥�, representing one of the sixteen or eighteen emptinesses (艣奴苍测补迟腻), according to the 2nd century Mah膩praj帽膩p膩ramit膩艣膩stra chapter XLVIII. Accordingly, 鈥渨hat is absolute emptiness (atyanta艣奴苍测补迟腻)? That which has no limit is absolute. The absolute is empty of the absolute because it is neither eternal, nor transitory. Why? Because such is its essence. That is called: absolute emptiness (atyanta-艣奴苍测补迟腻)鈥�.
Absolute emptiness (atyanta艣奴苍测补迟腻).鈥擳he emptiness of the conditioned (sa峁僺k峁泃a艣奴苍测补迟腻) and the emptiness of the unconditioned (asa峁僺k峁泃a艣奴苍测补迟腻) destroy all the dharmas to the point where there is nothing left over (苍颈谤补惫补艣别峁): that is absolute emptiness.
Mahayana (啶す啶距く啶距え, mah膩y膩na) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many 蝉奴迟谤补蝉 of which some of the earliest are the various Praj帽膩p膩ramit膩 蝉奴迟谤补蝉.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgraha础迟测补苍迟补艣奴苍测补迟腻 (啶呧い啷嵿く啶ㄠ啶むざ啷傕え啷嵿く啶むぞ) or simply atyanta refers to 鈥渆ndless emptiness鈥� one of the 鈥渢wenty emptinesses鈥� (艣奴苍测补迟腻) as defined in the Dharma-sa峁僩raha (section 41). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., atyanta-艣奴苍测补迟腻). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shunyata, Atyanta.
Full-text: Shunyata, Atyanta, Samkshepanirdesha, Nirdesha, Sankshepa, Dharmanirdesha, Dharmavibhanga, Alakshana, Ekalakshana, Shodashashunyata.
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