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[n]
{Buddhism}
▶ all things are essentially nothingness ▶ all things come from nothingness ▶ originally, there was nothing ▶ [expl] Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
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| 2. | A 2012-05-20 02:11:27 Jim Breen <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | Daijr, ルミナス |
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| Diff: | @@ -15,0 +15,1 @@ +<gloss>originally, there was nothing</gloss> |
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| 1. | A* 2012-05-17 13:31:33 Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...> | |
| Refs: | GG5 無一物 daijr koj |
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| Comments: | Read today as 無一物 (from a monk) – this is the long form. 本来 is ambiguous (essentially vs. from), and I think both senses are intended, though “essentially *are* nothing” is probably more precise. |
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