{"collection":"Samyutta Nikaya","full_text_available":true,"graph_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/api/page/suttacentral_sn35.85/graph","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/v2/page/suttacentral_sn35.85","id":"suttacentral_sn35.85","license":"CC0","rights_basis":"suttacentral_bilara_data_cc0","source":"suttacentral","source_url":"https://suttacentral.net/sn35.85/en/sujato","summary":null,"tags":["Early Buddhist Texts","Samyutta Nikaya"],"text":"And then Venerable \u0100nanda \u2026 said to the Buddha: \u201cSir, they say that \u2018the world is empty\u2019. What does the saying \u2018the world is empty\u2019 refer to?\u201d \u201c\u0100nanda, they say that \u2018the world is empty\u2019 because it\u2019s empty of self or what belongs to self. And what is empty of self or what belongs to self? The eye, sights, eye consciousness, and eye contact are empty of self or what belongs to self. \u2026 The pleasant, painful, or neutral feeling that arises dependent on mind contact is also empty of self or what belongs to self. They say that \u2018the world is empty\u2019 because it\u2019s empty of self or what belongs to self.\u201d","title":"The World is Empty","tradition":"Samyutta Nikaya","translated_text":null,"word_count":113}