Emptiness Series

Emptiness

The precious view of śūnyatā,

May it be realized by those who have not realized it;

May it never decline where it has been realized;

May it go on increasing, further and further!

Texts related to the topic of emptiness (śūnyatā; stong pa nyid):

Fourfold Emptiness

Feast of Ambrosia: Instructions on Practising Fourfold Emptiness, the Meaning of the Heart of Transcendent Wisdom

by Rongtön Sheja Künrig

A set of pithy instructions for meditating on fourfold emptiness (stong nyid bzhi sbyor), as outlined in the so-called Heart Sūtra or Heart of the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom.

Prajñāpāramitā Stages of Meditation 9 Aug 2022

Instructions

An Instruction on Pure View and Conduct

by Śākyaśrībhadra

The Viśuddhadarśanacaryopadeśa (lta spyod rnam dag gi man ngag) is a very brief work included in the Tengyur (Toh 2464). It discusses the empty, illusory nature of reality and recommends meditation on 'emptiness with compassion as its core' (stong nyid snying rje'i snying po can).

Advice Tengyur 20 Mar 2015

Logical Arguments

The Seed of Reasoning: Notes on the Five Great Logical Arguments of the Middle Way

by Jamyang Khyentse Wangpo

A brief text summarizing the five great logical arguments of the Madhyamaka, or Middle Way: 1) the investigation of the cause: the Diamond Splinters; 2) the investigation of the result: refuting existent or non-existent effects; 3) the investigation of both: refuting the four permutations of arising; 4) the investigation of essential identity: ‘neither one nor many’; and 5) the logical argument of Great Interdependence.

Middle Way Notes 7 Aug 2018

Gateway to Learning: Four Great Logical Arguments of the Middle Way

by Mipham Rinpoche

This section of Gateway to Learning (mKhas 'jug) explains the so-called "Four Great Logical Arguments of the Middle Way" (dbu ma'i gtan tshigs chen po bzhi), which are: 1) investigation of the cause: the Diamond Splinters; 2) investigation of the result: refuting existent or non-existent results; 3) investigation of the essential identity: ‘neither one nor many’; and 4) investigation of all: the Great Interdependence. This translation also includes some comments from Khenpo Nüden's celebrated commentary.

Middle Way 20 Aug 2005

Quotations

by Āryadeva

Commonly cited verses from Āryadeva's classic treatise on the Middle Way The Four Hundred Verses (Catuḥśataka).

Quotations Catuḥśataka 17 Jun 2025

from the Words of the Buddha

Commonly cited verses from the King of Samādhi Sūtra (Samādhirājasūtra, Toh 16).

Quotations 24 Sep 2025

from the Words of the Buddha

Commonly cited extracts from The Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Aṣṭasāhasrikāprajñāpāramitā, Toh 12).

Quotations Prajñāpāramitā 24 Sep 2025

by Śāntarakṣita

A selection of frequently cited verses from Śāntarakṣita’s The Ornament for the Middle Way (Madhyamakālaṅkāra, Toh 3884).

Quotations Middle Way 24 Sep 2025

Sūtras

The Heart of the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom

from the Words of the Buddha

Perhaps the most famous of all Mahāyāna sūtras, the Heart Sūtra is so named because it encapsulates the heart or essence of the transcendent perfection of wisdom (prajñāpāramitā).

Prajñāpāramitā Kangyur Ten Royal Sūtras 8 Jan 2019

The Heart of the Transcendent Perfection of Wisdom (with Extras)

from the Words of the Buddha

This edition of the famous Heart Sūtra, complete with additional material, including a section for averting obstacles, is arranged for recitation.

Prajñāpāramitā Nyingma Mönlam Averting Obstacles 8 Jan 2019

Three Gateways to Liberation

Elucidating the Essence of the Instructions for Entering the Three Gateways to Liberation

by Rongtön Sheja Künrig

In this short work, Rongtön clarifies the teachings on the samādhi (ting nge 'dzin) meditations related to the three gateways to liberation (rnam thar sgo gsum): emptiness, the absence of characteristics and the wishless.

The Excellent Path of the Great Vehicle: How to Meditate on the Three Gateways to Liberation According to the Mahāyāna

by Rongtön Sheja Künrig

A brief explanation of the "three gateways to liberation" (rnam thar sgo gsum) according to the Mahāyāna, i.e., emptiness (śūnyatā; stong pa nyid), absence of characteristics (mtshan ma med pa), and wishlessness (smon pa med pa).

Meditation 12 Jun 2007

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