空無 in Chinese / Japanese...

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kōng wú

kuu mu

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空無 is “nothingness” in a Buddhist context.

The first character means empty but can also mean air or sky (air and sky have no form).

The second character means have not, no, none, not, or to lack.

Together these characters reinforce each other into a word that means “absolute nothingness.”

I know this is a term used in Buddhism, but I have not yet figured out the context in which it is used. I suppose it can be the fact that Buddhists believe that the world is a non-real illusion, or perhaps it's about visualizing yourself as “nothing” and therefore leaving behind your desire and worldliness.
Buddhist concepts and titles often have this element of ambiguity or, rather, “mystery.” Therefore, such ideas can have different meanings to different people, and that's okay. If you don't get it right in this lifetime, there will be plenty more lifetimes to master it (whatever “it” is, and if “it” really exists at all).

Soothill defines this as “Unreality, or immateriality, of things, which is defined as nothing existing of independent or self-contained nature.”

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
空無空无 see styles	kōng wú kong1 wu2 k`ung wu kung wu kūmu	More info & calligraphy: Nothingness Unreality, or immateriality, of things, which is defined as nothing existing of independent or self-contained nature.
空無慧空无慧 see styles	kōng wú huì kong1 wu2 hui4 k`ung wu hui kung wu hui kūmu e	空無慧 Custom Scroll wisdom concerning emptiness (and) nothingness
空無我空无我 see styles	kōng wú wǒ kong1 wu2 wo3 k`ung wu wo kung wu wo kū muga	空無我 Custom Scroll Unreal and without ego. 空無邊處. v. 空處.
空無邊空无边 see styles	kōng wú biān kong1 wu2 bian1 k`ung wu pien kung wu pien kū muhen	空無邊 Custom Scroll spacious without limit
性空無我性空无我 see styles	xìng kōng wú wǒ xing4 kong1 wu2 wo3 hsing k`ung wu wo hsing kung wu wo shō kū muga	性空無我 Custom Scroll nature [of phenomena] is empty of self
空無一人空无一人 see styles	kōng wú yī rén kong1 wu2 yi1 ren2 k`ung wu i jen kung wu i jen	空無一人 Custom Scroll not a soul in sight (idiom)
空無我聲空无我声 see styles	kōng wú wǒ shēng kong1 wu2 wo3 sheng1 k`ung wu wo sheng kung wu wo sheng kūmuga shō	空無我聲 Custom Scroll sound of selflessness of person
空無所有空无所有 see styles	kōng wú suǒ yǒu kong1 wu2 suo3 you3 k`ung wu so yu kung wu so yu kū mu shou	空無所有 Custom Scroll having nothing (idiom); utterly destitute; without two sticks to rub together empty, with nothing whatsoever
空無辺処 see styles	kuumuhensho / kumuhensho くうむへんしょ	空無辺処 Custom Scroll {Buddh} (See 無色界・むしきかい) Kumuhensho; lowest heaven of Mushikikai; realm of non-form
空無邊處空无边处 see styles	kōng wú biān chù kong1 wu2 bian1 chu4 k`ung wu pien ch`u kung wu pien chu kū muhen sho	空無邊處 Custom Scroll the sphere of the infinity of space
航空無線 see styles	koukuumusen / kokumusen こうくうむせん	航空無線 Custom Scroll aeronautical radio; aircraft radio
虛空無爲虚空无为 see styles	xū kōng wú wéi xu1 kong1 wu2 wei2 hsü k`ung wu wei hsü kung wu wei kokū mui	虛空無爲 Custom Scroll ākāśa, one of the asaṃskṛta dharmas, passive void or space; two kinds of space, or the immaterial, are named, the active and passive, or phenomenal and non-phenomenal (i.e. noumenal). The phenomenal is differentiated and limited, and apprehended by sight; the noumenal is without bounds or limitations, and belongs entirely to mental conception.
虛空無邊虚空无边 see styles	xū kōng wú biān xu1 kong1 wu2 bian1 hsü k`ung wu pien hsü kung wu pien kokū muhen	虛空無邊 Custom Scroll space has no limit
空無相無作空无相无作 see styles	kōng wú xiàng wú zuò kong1 wu2 xiang4 wu2 zuo4 k`ung wu hsiang wu tso kung wu hsiang wu tso kū musō musa	空無相無作 Custom Scroll emptiness, signlessness, and intentionlessness
空無相無願空无相无愿 see styles	kōng wú xiàng wú yuàn kong1 wu2 xiang4 wu2 yuan4 k`ung wu hsiang wu yüan kung wu hsiang wu yüan kū musō mugan	空無相無願 Custom Scroll emptiness, signlessness, and non-contrivance
空無邊處地空无边处地 see styles	kōng wú biān chù dì kong1 wu2 bian1 chu4 di4 k`ung wu pien ch`u ti kung wu pien chu ti kū muhensho chi	空無邊處地 Custom Scroll realm of infinite space
空無邊處天空无边处天 see styles	kōng wú biān chù tiān kong1 wu2 bian1 chu4 tian1 k`ung wu pien ch`u t`ien kung wu pien chu tien kūmuhensho ten	空無邊處天 Custom Scroll heaven of unlimited space
空無邊處定空无边处定 see styles	kōng wú biān chù dìng kong1 wu2 bian1 chu4 ding4 k`ung wu pien ch`u ting kung wu pien chu ting kū muhen sho jō	空無邊處定 Custom Scroll the sphere of the infinity of space
航空無線標識 see styles	koukuumusenhyoushiki / kokumusenhyoshiki こうくうむせんひょうしき	航空無線標識 Custom Scroll (place-name) Kōkuumusenhyoushiki
苦空無常無我苦空无常无我 see styles	kǔ kōng wú cháng wú wǒ ku3 kong1 wu2 chang2 wu2 wo3 k`u k`ung wu ch`ang wu wo ku kung wu chang wu wo ku kū mujō muga	苦空無常無我 Custom Scroll suffering, emptiness, impermanence, and no-self
空無相無願三昧空无相无愿三昧 see styles	kōng wú xiàng wú yuàn sān mèi kong1 wu2 xiang4 wu2 yuan4 san1 mei4 k`ung wu hsiang wu yüan san mei kung wu hsiang wu yüan san mei kū musō mugan zanmai	空無相無願三昧 Custom Scroll samādhi of emptiness
天低吳楚，眼空無物天低吴楚，眼空无物 see styles	tiān dī wú chǔ , yǎn kōng wú wù tian1 di1 wu2 chu3 , yan3 kong1 wu2 wu4 t`ien ti wu ch`u , yen k`ung wu wu tien ti wu chu , yen kung wu wu	天低吳楚，眼空無物 Custom Scroll the sky hangs low over the Yangtze, empty as far as the eye can see (idiom); nothing to see to the broad horizon

The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Nothingness	空無空无	kuu mu / kuumu / ku mu	kōng wú / kong1 wu2 / kong wu / kongwu	k`ung wu / kungwu / kung wu
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.