Shunyavadi, Śūnyavādi, Śunyavādī: 5 definitions
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Shunyavadi means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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 terms Śūnyavādi and Śunyavādī can be transliterated into English as Sunyavadi or Shunyavadi, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
Source: Pure Bhakti: Bhagavad-gita (4th edition)Śūnyavādī (शून्यवादी) refers to “(1) Voidist (2) Follower of the teachings of Buddha”. (cf. Glossary page from Śrīmad-Bhagavad-Gītā).
Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu’).
General definition (in Hinduism)
Source: Vaniquotes: Hinduism1) Śūnyavādi means zero, voidist. 2) Śūnyavādī means whose ultimate goal is zero
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionaryśūnyavādī (शून्यवादी).—m (S) One that maintains śūnyavāda.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŚūnyavādi (ಶೂನ್ಯವಾದಿ):—[noun] a man who upholds the Buddhist doctrine of the non-existence of any spirit either Supreme or human.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryŚunyavādī (शुन्यवादी):—n. atheist; nihilist;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
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