Definition of 本来無一物 (ほんらいむいちもつ)
ほんらいむいちもつ
本来無一物
ほんらいむいちもつ
honraimuichimotsu
noun
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all things are essentially nothingness, all things come from nothingness, originally, there was nothing, Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments(Buddhist term)
Related Kanji
| 本 | book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things |
| 来 | come, due, next, cause, become |
| 無 | nothingness, none, ain't, nothing, nil, not |
| 一 | one, one radical (no.1) |
| 物 | thing, object, matter |