Shunyatasamadhi, Śūnyatāsamādhi, Shunyata-samadhi: 1 definition
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The Sanskrit term Śūnyatāsamādhi can be transliterated into English as Sunyatasamadhi or Shunyatasamadhi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the GaganagañjaparipṛcchāŚūnyatāsamādhi (शून्यतासमाधि) refers to the “concentration called ‘Emptiness’”, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Bodhisattva Gaganagañja explains to Bodhisattva Ratnaśrī what kind of concentration should be purified: “[...] (56) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Ocean-seal’, they will enter into all actions and duties; (57) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Endless turning’, all extreme views will be cut off; (58) [when the Bodhisattvas attain] the concentration called ‘Emptiness’ (śūnyatāsamādhi), all objective supports and extreme views will be eliminated; [...]”.
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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Partial matches: Shunyata, Samadhi, Camati.
Full-text: Subhuti, Apranihita, Shunyata.
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Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
I. Higher concentrations < [Part 2 - Surpassing the high concentrations of the Śrāvakas]
Emptiness 4: Emptiness of Emptiness (śūnyatāśūnyatā) < [Chapter XLVIII - The Eighteen Emptinesses]
Bodhisattva quality 2: the three concentrations (samādhi) < [Chapter X - The Qualities of the Bodhisattvas]