also: むいちぶつ
He started out with nothing.
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
In Zen, the concept of 'originally there is nothing' is valued.
all things are essentially nothingness; originally there was nothing
Standard kanji spelling. The reading むいちもつ is more common than むいちぶつ.
Alternate reading, less common. May be encountered in older or Buddhist contexts.
From 無 (mu, 'nothing') + 一物 (ichimotsu, 'one thing'). The Buddhist sense derives from the Zen phrase 本来無一物.