色即是空
See also: 色卽是空
Chinese edit
colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance |
namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near |
be; yes; this | emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain | ||
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trad. (色即是空) | 色 | 即 | 是 | 空 | |
simp. #(色即是空) | 色 | 即 | 是 | 空 |
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
色即是空
- Short for 色即是空,空即是色 (sè jí shì kōng, kōng jí shì sè).
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |||
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色 | 即 | 是 | 空 |
しき Grade: 2 |
そく Grade: S |
ぜ Grade: S |
くう Grade: 1 |
goon |
Alternative spelling |
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色卽是空 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology edit
From the 般若心経 (Hannya Shingyō, “Heart Sutra”).
From Middle Chinese 色即是空 (MC srik tsik dzyeX khuwng), itself being Kumārajīva's translation from Sanskrit यद् रूपं सा शून्यता (yad rūpaṃ sā śūnyatā, literally “form is indeed emptiness”).
Pronunciation edit
Phrase edit
色即是空 • (shiki soku ze kū)
- (Buddhism) the fundamental doctrine that all things in this world that have a connection or reason has no intrinsic essence
See also edit
- 空即是色 (kū soku ze shiki, “emptiness is only form”)