Idea

Emptiness (Shunyata)

Nothing exists independently. Everything arises in dependence on conditions. This is not nihilism. It is the condition that makes change possible.

Thinkers Who Shaped This Idea

Classical India· 600 BCE–550 CE

The Buddha

c. 563 BCE – c. 483 BCE

Ashvaghosha

c. 80 CE – c. 150 CE

Nagarjuna

c. 150 CE – c. 250 CE

Vasubandhu

c. 320 CE – c. 400 CE

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