different between sunyata vs sadhana

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??????? (??nyat?), from ????? (??nya, “zero, nothing”) + ?? (-t?, “generalizing suffix”). Cognate with Pali suññat?

Noun

sunyata (plural sunyatas)

1. (psychology) Emptiness, in terms of a meditative state; an Eastern concept of a high meditative state of calm and freedom from distraction.
   • 1975, Herbert V. Guenther, Chögyam Trungpa, The Dawn of Tantra, 2001, Shambhala Publications, pages not numbered,

     Shunyata can be explained in a very simple way. […] In the shunyata experience, the attention is on the field rather than on its contents.

   • 1986, White Lotus Sutra - Unchecked by Sangharakshita; STUDY LEADERS SEMINAR 1986 Padmaloka.

     all dharmas were reducible to sunyata. So in a sense you have got a sort of merging of the particular in the universal.
2. (philosophy) The cosmic void; in the East-West dialogue, an Eastern term for metaphysics of nothingness.
   • 1993, Sunyata, Emptiness and Self-emptying, Kenosis by Ven. Dr. Rewata Dhamma published in Buddhist - Christian Dialogue London, 27th March

     However since emptiness empties itself and so cannot itself be an object of attachment, dynamic 'sunyata' empties itself out as just the things themselves.

Translations

See also

• ??nyat?
• shunyata
• karma
• nirvana

Anagrams

• Tusayan

English

Etymology

From Sanskrit ????? (s?dhan?).

Noun

sadhana (usually uncountable, plural sadhanas)

1. (religion) A spiritual practice or discipline leading to a goal.

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit ??? (sadhana).

Adjective

sadhana

1. rich, wealthy