Anavakarashunyata, Anavakāraśūnyatā, Anavakara-shunyata: 2 definitions
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Anavakarashunyata 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.
The Sanskrit term Anavakāraśūnyatā can be transliterated into English as Anavakarasunyata or Anavakarashunyata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAnavakāraśūnyatā (अनवकारशून्यता) or simply Anavakāra refers to the “emptiness of non-dispersal”, representing one of the sixteen or eighteen emptinesses (śūnyatā), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLVIII. Accordingly, “what is the emptiness of non-dispersal (anavakāraśūnyatā)? That where there is no dispersion. Now non-dispersal is empty of non-dispersal because it is neither eternal nor transitory. Why? Because such is its essence. That is called: emptiness of non-dispersal (anavakāra-śūnyatā)”.
Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many sūtras of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā sūtras.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaAnavakāraśūnyatā (अनवकारशून्यता) or simply anavakāra refers to “emptiness without beginning or end” one of the “twenty emptinesses” (śūnyatā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 41). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., anavakāra-śūnyatā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shunyata, Anavakara.
Full-text: Anavakara, Shunyata, Shodashashunyata.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
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