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jmdict 2212180 Active (id: 1990600)
無字
むじ
1. [n] {Buddhism}
▶ the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"
Cross references:
  ⇒ see: 2212170 狗子仏性 1. the Mu koan ("does a dog have Buddha nature?")



History:
3. A 2018-11-09 23:26:24  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
OK, I guess.
2. A* 2018-11-07 04:54:20  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
daijr
〘仏〙 無門関第一則として知られた公案で、「犬に仏性があるか」と問われた趙州が、ただ一言答えた「無」の一字をいう。
  Comments:
Better?
  Diff:
@@ -14 +14 @@
-<gloss>"No." (Zhaozhou's answer to the koan "Does a dog have Buddha nature?")</gloss>
+<gloss>the one-character reply ("no") offered by Zhaozhou to the question "Does a dog have Buddha nature?"</gloss>
1. A 2007-10-06 00:00:00 
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