provisional; temporary; nominal; without substance
Buddhist term for something that exists in name or form only, lacking true substance. Often used in contrast to 実 (じつ, 'reality' or 'substance').
Buddhism teaches that all things in this world are merely provisional forms.
仮の名で呼ばれる存在。
An existence called by a provisional name.
temporary existence; provisional being
truth of temporariness; conventional truth
empty threat; bluff; paper tiger
Standard kanji spelling for this Buddhist term.
The kanji 仮 means 'temporary' or 'provisional'. In Buddhist contexts, 仮 (け) is a technical term for the provisional or nominal aspect of phenomena, as opposed to their true substance.