shunyata (śūnyatā)

(Language: Sanskrit)

Alternate Spellings: sunyata

Short Description: Describes the state of voidness

Long Description: A Sanskrit term used to describe the state of voidness as discussed in the Mādhyamika school of Nāgārjuna, which became central to Zen experience.

Sources: The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by Ishwar C. Harris