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M
tyuñjaya-siddhi
tyuñjaya-siddhi(Skt., ‘death’ + ‘conquest’ + ‘power’). One of the Hindu powers (
iddhi
) which lead to supernatural attainment, in this case, victory over death.
iddhi
) which lead to supernatural attainment, in this case, victory over death.
Ms, Five
(ritual ingredients):
(ritual ingredients):
Mu
(Jap.; Chin.,
wu
). Zen emptiness of content, nothingness, closely related to
nyat
. From this arises the first
k
an
of the
Wu-men-kuan (Mumonkan)
, which introduces the Zen student to ‘the world of mu’: ‘A monk asked master
Chao-chou
respectfully: “Does a dog actually have a Buddha-nature or not?” He replied: “Mu”’. The opposite is
U
.
wu
). Zen emptiness of content, nothingness, closely related to
nyat. From this arises the firstk
anof the
Wu-men-kuan (Mumonkan)
, which introduces the Zen student to ‘the world of mu’: ‘A monk asked master
Chao-chou
respectfully: “Does a dog actually have a Buddha-nature or not?” He replied: “Mu”’. The opposite is
U
.
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