Adhyatmabahirdhashunyata, Adhyātmabahirdhāśūnyatā, Adhyatmabahirdha-shunyata: 2 definitions
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Adhyatmabahirdhashunyata 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 Adhyātmabahirdhāśūnyatā can be transliterated into English as Adhyatmabahirdhasunyata or Adhyatmabahirdhashunyata, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Maha Prajnaparamita SastraAdhyātmabahirdhāśūnyatā (अध्यात्मबहिर्धाशून्यता) or simply Adhyātmabahirdhā refers to the “emptiness of internal and external dharmas”, representing one of the sixteen or eighteen emptinesses (śūnyatā), according to the 2nd century Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra chapter XLVIII. Accordingly, “what is the emptiness of internal and external dharmas (adhyātmabahirdhāśūnyatā)? The six inner bases and the six outer bases of consciousness are called internal and external dharmas. And yet the internal dharmas are empty of external dharmas because they are neither eternal nor transitory. Why? Because such is their essence. The external dharmas are empty of internal dharmas. Why? Because such is their essence. That is called: emptiness of internal and external dharmas (adhyātmabahirdhā-śūnyatā)”.
Inner and outer emptiness (adhyātmabahirdhāśūnyatā).—Inner and outer dharmas (adhyātmabahirdhādharma) are empty of inner and outer dharmas (adhyātmabahirdhādharma). Inner and outer dharmas are the twelve internal and external bases of consciousness (dvādaśāyatana). In these twelve bases, there is no ‘me’ or ‘mine’ and there is no ‘inner and outer dharma’.
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.
General definition (in Buddhism)
Source: Wisdom Library: Dharma-samgrahaAdhyātmabahirdhāśūnyatā (अध्यात्मबहिर्धाशून्यता) or simply adhyātmabahirdhā refers to “internal and external emptiness” one of the “twenty emptinesses” (śūnyatā) as defined in the Dharma-saṃgraha (section 41). The Dharma-samgraha (Dharmasangraha) is an extensive glossary of Buddhist technical terms in Sanskrit (e.g., adhyātmabahirdhā-śūnyatā). The work is attributed to Nagarjuna who lived around the 2nd century A.D.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Shunyata, Adhyatmabahirdha.
Full-text: Shunyata, Adhyatmabahirdha, Shodashashunyata.
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