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The sixteen kinds of voidness (śūnyatā). - List

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The sixteen kinds of voidness are mentioned in a passage in the Abhisamayalamkara from Maitreya which deal with the 3rd noble truth, in there contains an extensive discussion of the 16 types of emptiness.

The sixteen kinds of voidness (śūnyatā). - ListThe sixteen kinds of voidness (śūnyatā). - ListThe sixteen kinds of voidness (śūnyatā). - ListThe sixteen kinds of voidness (śūnyatā). - List
The sixteen kinds of voidness (śūnyatā). - List

Emptiness (Śūnyatā) is not defined as just one thing thing (concept/experience/realisation) but has different types.

The sixteen kinds of voidness (śūnyatā).

01. Internal phenomena, nang stong pa nyid, adhyatmashunyata.

02. External phenomena, phyi stong pa nyid, bahirda shunyata.

03. Both internal and external, phyi nang stong pa nyid, adhyatma bahirda shunyata.

04. Emptiness, stong pa nyid stong pa nyid, shunyata shunyata.

05. Greatness, chen po stong pa nyid, maha shunyata.

06. Ultimate, don dam stong pa nyid, paramartha shunyata.

07. Composite, conditioned phenomena, dus byas stong pa nyid, samskrita shunyata.

08. Non-composite, uncondtioned phenomena, dus ma byas stong pa nyid, asamskrita shunyata.

09. That which is beyond extremes, mtha las das pa stong pa nyid, atyanta shunyata.

10. That which has no beginning nor end, thog ma dang tha ma med pa stong pa nyid, anavaragta shunyata.

11. That which is not to be abandoned, dor ba med pa stong pa nyid, anavakara shunyata.

12. Nature, rang bzhin stong pa nyid, prakriti shunyata.

13. All phenomena, chos thams cad stong pa nyid, sarva dharma shunyata.

14. Characteristics, rang gi mtshan nyid stong pa nyid, svalakshana shunyata.

15. Non-apprehension, mi dmigs stong pa nyid, anupalambha shunyata.

16. Non-true existence, dngos po med pa i ngo wo nyid stong pa nyid, abhava svabhava shunyata.

Synonyms/tags: shunyata




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