meaning of sunyata ?
meaning of sunyata ?
Can anybody explain the term sunyata is ? and how do we actually relate them to the panca skhandas ?
Re: meaning of sunyata ?
You might wish to start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%9A%C5%ABnyat%C4%81" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If they can sever like and dislike, along with greed, anger, and delusion, regardless of their difference in nature, they will all accomplish the Buddha Path.. ~ Sutra of Complete Enlightenment
Re: meaning of sunyata ?
Dear wongsor, all and ALL,wongsor wrote:Can anybody explain the term sunyata is ? and how do we actually relate them to the panca skhandas ?
--- and part 2 of your question:
"No essence
The aggregates don't constitute any 'essence'. In the Samyutta Nikaya, the Buddha explains this by using the simile of a chariot:
A 'chariot' exists on the basis of the aggregation of parts, even so the concept of 'being' exists when the five aggregates are available.[12]
Just as the concept of "chariot" is a reification, so too is the concept of "being". The constituents of being too are unsubstantial in that they are causally produced, just like the chariot as a whole.[13]
The chariot metaphor is not an exercise in ontology, but rather a caution against ontological theorizing and conceptual realism.[14] Part of the Buddha's general approach to language was to point towards its conventional nature, and to undermine the misleading character of nouns as substance-words.[15]"
from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skandha" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Best,
ob