The void is a very difficult object to explain.
1. Let’s talk about the literal meaning of emptiness first:
In the Sutra of Distinguishing the Six Realms in the Zhongagama, the world is composed of six types: earth, fire, water, wind, and space. ,knowledge. The space is divided into inner space and outer space. The inner space refers to the empty space. Empty ears. Nose is empty. Mouth, etc. are cavities in the human body. Outer space refers to the void.
2. The extended meaning of emptiness
The extended meaning of emptiness is what we usually call emptiness.
Buddhism all recognizes "emptiness", but different sects have very different and even divergent understandings of emptiness. 1. Sarvastivada believes that spiritual phenomena and material phenomena are real. Human beings are composed of the five aggregates and have no substance, so they are empty. 2. Buddhism developed to the Madhyamaka School (Void Sect), which believes that everything is empty, that is, everything that has a cause is unreal (empty of dependent origination), that is, just because it has a cause, it is unreal. 3. When it comes to the Yoga school (you sect), it believes that everything is empty and denies the existence of the subject and realm of Buddha, falling into the self-contradiction of who can become a Buddha since it is empty. Proposes the theory that all things are empty and only consciousness (consciousness) appears. The above is the difference between the big faction's understanding of Sora, and the small faction's understanding of Sora is even more strange. What exactly is emptiness? There are many answers. But it’s hard to say which one is right or wrong.
Let me talk about my personal views:
The meaning of emptiness described by the Buddha is: everything in the world is impermanent, and what we desire is not eternal, that is, emptiness.
You must know that "emptiness" is a state of enlightenment. Only by practicing precepts, concentration, and wisdom can we realize what true emptiness (emptiness) is. Just like the word "Nirvana", the Heart Sutra says it is neither increasing nor decreasing, not stained or pure, neither born nor destroyed. The words of description spoken by enlightened people are not the same as the words of description heard by those who have not yet been enlightened. of. The reason is that each has different experiences.
"Emptiness" is not what Sakyamuni said before his enlightenment, but after. We are talking about emptiness before enlightenment, not after.