Tuccham | Utterly Unreal / Empty

Tuccham

Tuccham (IAST)
Translation: "utterly unreal / empty"

A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy
Sanskrit: तुच्चम्
Transliteration: Tuccham
Translation: "utterly unreal (Atyanta-Asat); empty"
Definition:

1. The absolutely non-existent—e.g., the child of a barren woman or a square circle.
2. According to Advaita Vedānta, illusion (Māyā) is real to the ordinary individual, neither real nor unreal (Anirvacanīya) to the philosopher, and unreal (Tuccha) to the enlightened individual.

Reference:

1. Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press