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Intrinsic emptiness: 1 definition

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Intrinsic emptiness means something in Buddhism, Pali. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)

: Google Books: The Crystal Mirror of Philosophical Systems

Intrinsic emptiness (in Tibetan: rang stong; Sanskrit: ²õ±¹²¹Å›Å«²Ô²â²¹³ÙÄå) â€� The view of emptiness most prominent in the Geluk tradition (but found in other traditions as well), which insists that all dharmas of both samsara and nirvana are empty in the same fashion, namely as intrinsically devoid of inherent existence. It is stated in contradistinction to the extrinsic emptiness view, in which nirvanic dharmas are seen to be empty in a different way than are samsaric dharmas

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Tibetan Buddhism includes schools such as Nyingma, Kadampa, Kagyu and Gelug. Their primary canon of literature is divided in two broad categories: The Kangyur, which consists of Buddha’s words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (±¹²¹Âá°ù²¹²âÄå²Ô²¹) are collected indepently.

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