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								        | shunyata  (śūnyatā) |   |  
								        | (Language:  Sanskrit) |  
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											        | Alternate Spellings: | sunyata |  
											        | Short Description: | Describes the state of voidness. |  
													| Long Description: | A Sanskrit term used to describe the state of voidness as discussed in the Mādhyamika school of Nāgārjuna, which became central to Zen experience. |  
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													| Source(s): | The Laughing Buddha of Tofukuji: The Life of Zen Master Keido Fukushima , by  Ishwar C. Harris |  
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