The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (107 page)
Read The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Online
Authors: John Bowker
BOOK: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
4.68Mb size Format: txt, pdf, ePub
Aku
u-k
u-k(Jap., ‘wrong understanding’ + ‘emptiness’). A wrong understanding, in Zen Buddhism, of the true nature of ku
(Skt.,
nyat
). In this error, ku is understood as equalling ‘nothing’, the negation of existence. But Ku/
nyat
is the repository and source of all appearance, so that appearance is neither more nor less than it.
(Skt.,
nyat). In this error, ku is understood as equalling ‘nothing’, the negation of existence. But Ku/nyatis the repository and source of all appearance, so that appearance is neither more nor less than it.
al-‘Abb
s b. ‘Abd al-Mu
alib
s b. ‘Abd al-Mualib
ammadOther books
Saddle Sore by Bonnie Bryant
Sol (The Silver Ships Book 5) by S. H. Jucha
All Fishermen Are Liars by John Gierach
Mr Knightley’s Diary by Amanda Grange
Touch of Betrayal, A by Charles, L. J
Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix
All the Lives He Led-A Novel by Frederik Pohl
The Dead of Sanguine Night by Travis Simmons
Forever His Bride by Lisa Childs
The Bohemian Girl by Frances Vernon
