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Shentong (, also transliterated ''zhäntong'' or ''zhentong''), literally "other-emptiness" is an essentialist sub-school found in Tibetan Buddhism, which was systematized and articulated under that name by Dolpopa Sherab Gyaltsen. It interprets śūnyatā (emptiness) in a specific way, stating that there is a substratum or essence underlying phenomenal reality, which does inherently exist, and is "empty" () of "other" (), i.e., empty of all qualities other than its own inherent existent. Shentong is closely related to the Yogacara school and the concept of Buddha-nature. It was suppressed by the dominant Gelug school for several hundred years, equally for political reasons as doctrinal reasons. ==Etymology== Shentong literally means "other-emptiness", "empty" () of "other" (), i.e., empty of all qualities other than its own inherent existent. Another translation is "extrinsic emptiness". According to Pettit, the term "extrinsic emptiness" is also used to refer to "Great Mādhyamaka" (''dbu ma chen po''), a term which has also been used by Klong chen pa and Mipham to refer to Prasaṅgika Madhyamaka, and Tsongkhapa has also used this term. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shentong」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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