The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (1565 page)

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Mok
a Dharma
.
A text which forms part of the
Mah
bh
rata
, dealing with philosophical issues.
Moku-funi
(Jap., ‘silent not two’). Zen belief that the realization of the one, undifferentiated buddha-nature (
bussho
) in all appearances can only be expressed in silence. This is the ‘thundering silence’ of Vimalak
rti, a lay Buddhist praised by
Mañju
r
in the
s
tra
bearing Vimalak
rti's name.

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