Originally Posted by
robert
Buddhist teachers are constantly explaining that "emptiness" is not nihilism -- so it does seem there is a translation problem, as you say. Alternatives get proposed from time to time (Thich Nhat Hanh's "interbeing" comes to mind).
I wonder if there's a better solution, though -- why don't we just use the term sunyata, without translation? We already do that with various other terms, including buddha, bodhisattva, dukkha, karma, paramita. This approach invites exploration, rather than simply filling in some concept that we already "know".
Gassho,
Rob