In
religion,
ethics, and
philosophy,
"good and evil" is a very common
dichotomy. In cultures with
Manichaean and
Abrahamic religious influence, evil is usually perceived as the
dualistic antagonistic opposite of good, in which good should prevail and evil should be defeated. In cultures with
Buddhist spiritual influence, both good and evil are perceived as part of an antagonistic duality that itself must be overcome through achieving
Sunyata meaning emptiness in the sense of recognition of good and evil being two opposing principles but not a reality, emptying the duality of them, and achieving a
oneness.