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(1) The absolute void, complete vacuity, said to be the nirvana of the Hīnayāna.(2) The essence of the (sa) bhūtatathatā, as the 空真如 of the 起信論, 唯識, and 華嚴.(3) The void or immaterial as reality, as essential or substantial, the 非 空 之 空 not-void void, the ultimate reality, the highest Mahāyāna concept of true voidness, or of ultimate reality.
Chinese Buddhist terms dictionary (Chinese-English). William Edward Soothil and Lewis Hodous. 2006.