Shunya - Empty, void of, space, Heaven


mahāśūnyālaye vahnau bhūtākṣaviṣayādikam |
hūyate manasā sārdhaṃ sa homaś cetanāsrucā || 149 ||

śūnya
śūnyá [p= 1085,2] [L=220069]
(ā)n. empty , void (with vājin = " a riderless horse " ; with rājya = " a kingless kingdom ") , hollow , barren , desolate , deserted Br. &c

i.e. vacant (as a look or stare) , absent , absentminded , having no certain object or aim , distracted MBh. Ka1v. &c

i.e. possessing nothing , wholly destitute MBh. Katha1s.

R. BhP.

instr. or comp.) , wanting , lacking Ka1v. Katha1s. Pur. Sarvad. non-existent , absent , missing Ka1v. Pan5cat.

R. Ra1jat. Sarvad.

a-śūnyaṃ- √kṛ , " to effect " , " accomplish ") S3ak. Ratna7v.

Bhpr.

MW.

ib.

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śūnyá [L=220083]
 a void , vacuum , empty or deserted place , desert (śūnye , in a lonely place) MBh. R. &c
śūnyá [L=220084]
 (in phil.) vacuity , nonentity , absolute non-existence (esp. with Buddhists) IW. 83 n. 3 ; 105 , n.4 MWB. 7 n. 1 ; 142
śūnyá [L=220085]
 N. of brahma MW.
śūnyá [L=220086]
 (in arithm.) nought , a cypher VarBr2S. Gan2it. (cf. IW. 183)
śūnyá [L=220087]
 space , heaven , atmosphere L.
śūnyá [L=220088]
 a partic. phenomenon in the sky. L.
śūnyá [L=220089]
 an earring (» next). [cf. Gk. κενός , κενεός ; Aeol. κέννος.]
śūnya [p= 1086,1] [L=220260]
» [p= 1085,1].
(H2) mf
[L=220070]empty
[L=220071]empty
[L=220072]wholly alone or solitary , having no friends or companions
[L=220073]void of , free from , destitute of (
[L=220074]vain , idle , unreal , nonsensical
[L=220075]void of results , ineffectual (
[L=220076]free from sensitiveness or sensation (said of the skin) , insensible
[L=220077]bare , naked
[L=220078]guileless , innocent
[L=220079]indifferent
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(H1) &c
Shakti and Shâkta: essays and addresses on the Shâkta Tantrashâstra - Page 29
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Shiva in the Yoginihridaya Tantra, says: "Who knows the heart of a woman? Only Shiva knows the Heart of Yogini (the Supreme Shakti)." For this reason the Buddhist Tantrik schools call it Shunya or the Void. This is not 'nothing' but ...
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... 1 " The soundless Sat- chit -ananda Brahman is called Shunya'* ( Yogasvarodaya) . ...
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The tantric texts, the Agamas, could be read by women as well as men, untouchables as well as twice-born Hindus, by heretics (ie, Buddhists) as well as by the orthodox. ... Since a bodhisattva is “empty” or “void” (shunya), that is, ...
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Swara yoga According to the tantric tradition of Swarayoga, it is important to be aware of the significance of ... This indicates the flow of the shunya void swara through sushumna nadi. Sushumna is the pathway through which the energy ...
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