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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
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