also: むいちぶつ
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
having nothing; penniless; without possessions
Describes a state of owning nothing, often used in a spiritual or philosophical context, but can also refer to literal poverty.
彼は無一物から身を起こした。
He started out with nothing.
無一物の状態で旅に出る。
Set out on a journey with no possessions.
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
free of earthly attachments; detachment from material things
Buddhist term for the ideal state of having no material or emotional attachments. Often appears in the phrase 本来無一物.
See also: 本来無一物
禅では本来無一物という考え方を大切にする。
In Zen, the concept of 'originally there is nothing' is valued.
A set phrase meaning 'originally there is nothing', a core Zen teaching. 無一物 alone is the state of having nothing.
From 無 (mu, 'nothing') + 一物 (ichimotsu, 'one thing'). The Buddhist sense derives from the Zen phrase 本来無一物.