The Concept of Shunya in Buddhism

Understanding the Meaning of Sunya

• Shunya according to the school does not means that the universe is devoid of reality or that everything is full of void, and is unreal or empty.
• Rather, shunya does not deny all reality but it denies only the apparent phenomenal world or the everyday world perceived by us.
• According to them, beyond this phenomenal world there is a reality which is indescribable.
• In other words, according to the Madhyamika school, shunya means indescribable.
• It is indescribable because i…

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Justice

Justice

Hume thus locates the origin of justice in our limited affections and strong self-love, together with the limited scarcity of external goods. It is because the common situation of people in society lies between these extremes that justice is both possible and needed. “We are naturally partial to ourselves, and to our friends; but are capable of learning the advantage resulting from a more equitable conduct. Few enjoyments are given us from the open and liberal hand of nature; but by art, labo…

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