Emptiness
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Emptiness is a technical term common in traditions of Northern Buddhism such as Tibetan Buddhism. It refers to the ontological viewpoint that reality is empty of self or of a self arisen nature.
It is also a somewhat controversial English translation of the Sanskrit term shūnyatā. In Tibetan, the term is tongpanyi. The translation is controversial because of its nihilistic tone, whereas Buddhist philosophical views are not nihilistic. Sometimes, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche would alternatively translate this term as suchness, to convey that reality is not merely empty of self but it is also inseparable from luminosity and the full range of expression in our experience.
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Further reading
Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 1
- page 17
- and definite arising,
- pages 24-25, 30-31, 34, 38-40, 91, 95, 98
- page 39
- and signlessness,
- page 50
- and the fourth samadhi,
- pages 51-53
- and the seven preparations,
- page 54
- and Brahma,
- page 78
- understanding through contemplation,
- page 93
- and enlightenment,
- page 94
- step-by-step,
Mipham, Sakyong (2000) 2000 Seminary Transcripts Book 2
- pages 14, 59, 60, 82, 97, 112, 113, 148, 149
- page 68
- as greatest knowledge,
- page 69
- seeing it in an object,
- pages 81, 98
- experience of,
- page 90
- contemplating,
Mipham, Sakyong (2002) Taming the Mind and Walking the Bodhisattava Path
- pages 17, 47, 46
- hard to understand conceptually,
- page 26
- and vipashyana,
- page 27
- of self and phenomena,
- pages 29, 35, 36
- what the Buddha taught,
- page 56
- engaging in the journey,
- page 89
- and the five skandhas,
- page 102
- and shamatha,
- page 103
- the basis of everything,
- page 112
- and thoughts,
- pages 115-116
- Nagarjuna,
- page 146
- unborn quality of phenomena,
- page 147
- clear and nondual experience of,
- page 148
- cause and effect and,
- page 149
- analogy of mother and child,
- page 159
- and helping others,
Mipham, Sakyong (2005) Ruling Your World: Ancient Strategies for Modern Life
- page 137
- “beyond perceiving things in a dualistic way”
Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche
Trungpa, Chögyam (1973) 1973 Hinayana Mahayana Seminary Transcripts
- page 234
Trungpa, Chögyam (1974) 1974 Hinayana Mahayana Seminary Transcripts
- pages 66, 111
- pages 105-107, 109-110
- hallucinations of
Trungpa, Chögyam (1976) 1976 Hinayana Mahayana Seminary Transcripts
- pages 17, 18, 39, 61, 129
Trungpa, Chögyam (1978) 1978 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 104, 112, 118-119, 120, 121, 122, 123-124, 125, 127, 128129, 151, 152, 158, 160, 163, 1641982
Trungpa, Chögyam (1982) 1982 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 29, 30
- and fullness
- pages 131, 137, 139
Trungpa, Chögyam (1985) 1985 Seminary Transcripts
- pages 60, 62-63, 65, 72, 73, 89, 90, 96
Trungpa, Chögyam (1995) The Path is the Goal
- pages 111-115
- page 112
- boredom and,
- pages 114-115
- fullness as,
Other authors
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (2001) Progressive Stages of Meditation on Emptiness
- pages 1, 3-6, 9, 13, 21, 23-25, 28, 31, 35-39, 41, 42, 45-51, 55-58, 63, 65-69, 72-77, 81, 84
Khenpo Tsultrim Gyamtso Rinpoche (2003) Ascertaining Certainty about the View
- pages 3-6, 8-10, 13, 15, 38, 41, 52-56, 59, 61-81, 88, 90, 93-107, 111, 113, 119-120, 135-137, 142-143, 149, 168-170, 176-177, 183-184, 188, 190, 195-197, 199-200
