Kenosis comes from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, which says that Christ, being in the form of God, emptied himself and took the form of a servant. Christian spirituality takes it as a pattern for the soul’s humility and self-surrender, and some modern writers have compared it with Buddhist emptiness.
Kenosis
Self-emptying: Christ’s emptying of himself in becoming human, and the soul’s self-emptying before God.