mushin
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Vinony's link graph records 744 inbound references to mushin, and connects out to meditation, Samadhi and D. T. Suzuki.
It sits within the topics Buddhism in China, Buddhism in India and Concepts in Chinese philosophy.
Vinony links it to 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mental state
- Religion
- Buddhism
- Image
- Mushin calligrahy by cathexis-life.jpg
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- native label
- 無心
- does not have characteristic
- citta
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No-mind (Chinese: , pinyin: wúxīn; Japanese: mushin; Sanskrit: acitta, acittika, acintya; nirvikalpa) is a mental state that is important in East Asian religions, Asian culture, and the arts. The idea is discussed in classic Chan/Zen Buddhist texts and has been described as "the experience of an instantaneous severing of thought that occurs in the course of a thoroughgoing pursuit of a Buddhist meditative exercise". It is not necessarily a total absence of thinking however, instead, it can refer to an absence of clinging, conceptual proliferation, or being stuck in thought. Chinese Buddhist texts also link this experience with Buddhist metaphysical concepts, like buddha-nature and Dharmakaya. The term is also found in Daoist literature, including the Zhuangzi.
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