Shunyatakoti, Śūnyatākoṭi, Shunyata-koti: 1 definition

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Shunyatakoti 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 Śūnyatākoṭi can be transliterated into English as Sunyatakoti or Shunyatakoti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

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Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā

Śūnyatākoṭi (शून्यताकोटि) refers to the “limit of emptiness”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] The true limit is the limit of emptiness (śūnyatākoṭi). The the limit of emptiness is the limit of the self. The limit of the self is the limit of all dharmas (sarvadharmakoṭi). Why is that? Concerning all dharmas, the limit of them, the limit of emptiness, and the limit of tranquility; being unattached to the gate into these three limits is attaining the unattached knowledge to any dharma. [...]”.

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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.

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