Basic meaning: As opposed to a mere voidness, this phrase refers to an emptiness that is endowed with enlightened qualities and attributes.
Basic meaning: As opposed to a mere voidness, this phrase refers to an emptiness that is endowed with enlightened qualities and attributes.
Sarvākāravaropetāśūnyatā - As opposed to a mere voidness, this phrase refers to an emptiness that is endowed with enlightened qualities and attributes. Skt सर्वकारवरोपेताशून्यता Tib རྣམ་ཀུན་མཆོག་ལྡན་གྱི་སྟོང་པ་ཉིད་
Bodhicitta - The altruistic thought to seek enlightenment for the sake of all sentient beings. It is said to have two aspects: compassion aimed at sentient beings and their problems and the wisdom of enlightenment as the solution. Skt बोधिचित्त Tib བྱང་ཆུབ་སེམས། Ch 菩提心
Śūnyatā - The state of being empty of an innate nature due to a lack of independently existing characteristics. Skt शून्यता Tib སྟོང་པ་ཉིད་ Ch 空;空門
Guṇa - The qualities or attributes of an enlightened being. Skt गुण Tib ཡོན་ཏན་ Ch 功德
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