thái không

Thái không là khoảng không gian vô tận bao quanh các vì sao.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The Great Void; Primordial Void; Supreme Emptiness: A philosophical and cosmological concept in East Asian thought, particularly Daoism, referring to the original, undifferentiated, and infinite state of non-being or pure potentiality that existed before the creation of the universe. It signifies the ultimate source and the formless, boundless emptiness from which all things emanate.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Triết lý Đạo giáo thường nói về "thái không" như là nguồn gốc của vạn vật. (Daoist philosophy often speaks of the "Great Void" as the origin of all things.)
  • Thiền sư ngồi thiền, tâm hướng về thái không. (The Zen master sat in meditation, his mind oriented toward the Primordial Void.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in metaphysical, philosophical, or religious contexts. It is not used in everyday conversation but appears in classical texts, spiritual discussions, and philosophical discourse.

Variants and Related Words

• Thái hư (n): A direct synonym with identical meaning (The Great Void, Primordial Emptiness).
  • Thái hư và thái không là những khái niệm tương đồng. (Thái hư and thái không are analogous concepts.)

Synonyms

• The Void: Emptiness, nothingness.
• Primordial Chaos: The formless, primordial state.
• The Absolute: The ultimate, unconditioned reality.

Related Concepts

• Hư vô (n): Nothingness, non-existence; a related but sometimes less cosmogonic term.
• Vô cực (n): The Infinite; the limitless.
• Đạo (n): The Way; in Daoism, the fundamental principle underlying the universe, closely associated with the concept of the void.