The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (107 page)

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Aku
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.
al-‘Abb
s b. ‘Abd al-Mu
alib
(d. 652–3 (AH 32)).
An uncle of the Prophet
Mu
ammad
. The
‘Abb
sid
dynasty took its name from him, being descended from his son.

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