Shodashashunyata, 峁岣峚艣补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Shodashan-shunyata: 2 definitions
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The Sanskrit term 峁岣峚艣补艣奴苍测补迟腻 can be transliterated into English as Sodasasunyata or Shodashashunyata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Tibetan Buddhism (Vajrayana or tantric Buddhism)
: MDPI Books: The Ocean of Heroes峁岣峚艣补艣奴苍测补迟腻 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶多啶ㄠ啶い啶�) refers to the 鈥渟ixteen emptinesses鈥�, according to the 10th-century 岣屇乲膩r峁嘺va-tantra: one of the last Tibetan Tantric scriptures belonging to the Buddhist Sa峁僾ara tradition consisting of 51 chapters.鈥擜ccordingly, while explaining the mind-circle: 鈥淸...] However, devoid of its intrinsic nature, the circle is selfless. Having discerned exactly [the gatekeeping females] outside the grounds in all layers, [he, who] follows the sequence, [should provide] four seats and twelve [seats] to the gatekeeping females of all [layers]. Should the sixteen [gatekeepers] thus [taught] be discerned as the [Sixteen] Emptinesses (峁岣峚艣补艣奴苍测补迟腻), [he is] wise [eva峁� 峁岣峚艣a vij帽ey膩 艣奴nyat膩艣ca vicak峁峁嘺岣�]. [...]鈥�.
: Rigpa Shedra: Wiki峁岣峚艣补艣奴苍测补迟腻 (啶粪啶∴ざ啶多啶ㄠ啶い啶�) refers to the 鈥渟ixteen kinds of emptiness鈥� (in Tibetan: 嘟︵緹嘟监絼嗉嬥綁嘟侧綉嗉嬥綎嘟呧酱嗉嬥綉嗑侧酱嘟傕紜, stong nyid bcu drug), according to Chandrakirti's Madhyamakavatara:
- emptiness of the outer (产补丑颈谤诲丑腻艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: phyi stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the inner (补诲丑测腻迟尘补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: nang stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the outer and inner (adhy膩tma产补丑颈谤诲丑腻艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: phyi nang stong pa nyid),
- great emptiness (尘补丑腻艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: chen po stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the beginningless and endless (补苍补惫补谤腻驳谤补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: thog ma dang mtha' ma med pa'i stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the conditioned (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: 'dus byas stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the unconditioned (a蝉补峁僺办峁泃补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: 'dus ma byas stong pa nyid ),
- emptiness of emptiness (艣奴苍测补迟腻艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: stong pa nyid stong pa nyid),
- emptiness beyond extremes (补迟测补苍迟补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: mtha' las 'das pa'i stong pa nyid),
- natural emptiness (辫谤补办峁泃颈艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: rang bzhin stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the unobserved (补苍耻辫补濒补尘产丑补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: mtshan nyid med pa'i stong pa nyid),
- ultimate emptiness (蝉惫补产丑腻惫补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: ngo bo nyid stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the indispensable (补苍补惫补办腻谤补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: dor ba med pa'i stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of the essential nature of non-entities (abh膩va蝉惫补产丑腻惫补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: dngos po med pa'i ngo bo nyid stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of all phenomena (蝉补谤惫补诲丑补谤尘补艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: chos thams cad stong pa nyid),
- emptiness of specific characteristics (蝉惫补濒补办峁峁嘺艣奴苍测补迟腻, Tibetan: mtshan nyid stong pa nyid).
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鈥檚 words, and the Tengyur, which includes commentaries from various sources. Esotericism and tantra techniques (惫补箩谤补测腻苍补) are collected indepently.
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Partial matches: Shodasha, Shunyata.
Full-text: Hridayamantra.
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