色しき即そく是ぜ空くう

noun

form is emptiness; matter is void; all is vanity

A core Buddhist concept from the Heart Sutra, expressing that all physical phenomena are ultimately empty of inherent existence. Often paired with 空即是色 (emptiness is form). Used in religious, philosophical, or literary contexts.

See also: 空即是色

• 般はん若にゃ心しん経ぎょうには「色しき即そく是ぜ空くう、空くう即そく是ぜ色しき」と説とかれている。

  The Heart Sutra teaches that 'form is emptiness, emptiness is form.'