虛空 in Chinese / Japanese...

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Sky / Void

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xū kōng

kokū

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虛空 means void, hollow, empty, space, sky, atmosphere, heaven, or ether.

虛空 is the Chinese and Japanese version of the Sanskrit word ākāśa (or akasa / akash) which, beyond the sky or space meaning can be the immaterial universe behind all phenomena in the Buddhist context.

Nothingness / Empty / Void

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xū kōng

kokuu

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虛空 means empty space, empty sky, or void.

In the Buddhist context, it can mean “emptiness of the material world.” This can also be used as an adjective to modify other words with a meaning of unreal or insubstantial.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
虛空虚空 see styles	xū kōng xu1 kong1 hsü k`ung hsü kung kokū	More info & calligraphy: Nothingness / Empty / Void void; hollow; empty śūnya; empty, void, space; ākāśa, in the sense of space, or the ether; gagana, the sky, atmosphere, heaven; kha, space, sky, ether, 虛 is defined as that which is without shape or substantiality, 空 as that which has no resistance. The immaterial universe behind all phenomena.
同虛空同虚空 see styles	tóng xū kōng tong2 xu1 kong1 t`ung hsü k`ung tung hsü kung dō kokū	同虛空 Custom Scroll same as space
太虛空太虚空 see styles	tài xū kōng tai4 xu1 kong1 t`ai hsü k`ung tai hsü kung tai kokū	太虛空 Custom Scroll Space, where nothing exists; also 頑空; 偏空.
如虛空如虚空 see styles	rú xū kōng ru2 xu1 kong1 ju hsü k`ung ju hsü kung nyo kokū	如虛空 Custom Scroll space-like
盡虛空尽虚空 see styles	jìn xū kōng jin4 xu1 kong1 chin hsü k`ung chin hsü kung jin kokū	盡虛空 Custom Scroll throughout all of space
等虛空等虚空 see styles	děng xū kōng deng3 xu1 kong1 teng hsü k`ung teng hsü kung tō kokū	等虛空 Custom Scroll like space
若虛空若虚空 see styles	ruò xū kōng ruo4 xu1 kong1 jo hsü k`ung jo hsü kung nya kokū	若虛空 Custom Scroll to like space
虛空中虚空中 see styles	xū kōng zhōng xu1 kong1 zhong1 hsü k`ung chung hsü kung chung kokū chū	虛空中 Custom Scroll in space; the sky
虛空住虚空住 see styles	xū kōng zhù xu1 kong1 zhu4 hsü k`ung chu hsü kung chu Kokū jū	虛空住 Custom Scroll Ākāśapratiṣṭhita, abiding in space, the fifth son of Mahābhijña, a bodhisattva to the south of our universe.
虛空喩虚空喩 see styles	xū kōng yù xu1 kong1 yu4 hsü k`ung yü hsü kung yü kokū no yu	虛空喩 Custom Scroll metaphor of space
虛空天虚空天 see styles	xū kōng tiān xu1 kong1 tian1 hsü k`ung t`ien hsü kung tien kokū ten	虛空天 Custom Scroll The four heavens of desire above Meru in space, from the Yama heaven upwards.
虛空孕虚空孕 see styles	xū kōng yùn xu1 kong1 yun4 hsü k`ung yün hsü kung yün kokū yō	虛空孕 Custom Scroll The womb of space, ākāśagarbha, idem虛空藏 infra.
虛空界虚空界 see styles	xū kōng jiè xu1 kong1 jie4 hsü k`ung chieh hsü kung chieh kokū kai	虛空界 Custom Scroll The visible vault of space.
虛空眼虚空眼 see styles	xū kōng yǎn xu1 kong1 yan3 hsü k`ung yen hsü kung yen kokū gen	虛空眼 Custom Scroll The eye of space, or of the immaterial; name of the mother of Buddhas in the garbhadhātu group.
虛空神虚空神 see styles	xū kōng shén xu1 kong1 shen2 hsü k`ung shen hsü kung shen kokū shin	虛空神 Custom Scroll Śūnyatā, the god of space.
虛空箭虚空箭 see styles	xū kōng jiàn xu1 kong1 jian4 hsü k`ung chien hsü kung chien Kokūsen	虛空箭 Custom Scroll Ambarīṣa
虛空華虚空华 see styles	xū kōng huā xu1 kong1 hua1 hsü k`ung hua hsü kung hua kokū ge	虛空華 Custom Scroll Spots before the eyes, Muscœ volitantes.
虛空藏虚空藏 see styles	xū kōng zàng xu1 kong1 zang4 hsü k`ung tsang hsü kung tsang Kokū Zō	虛空藏 Custom Scroll Ākāśagarbha, or Gaganagarbha, the central bodhisattva in the court of space in the garbhadhātu group; guardian of the treasury of all wisdom and achievement; his powers extend to the five directions of space; five forms of him are portrayed under different names; he is also identified with the dawn, Aruṇa, and the 明星 or Venus.
虛空身虚空身 see styles	xū kōng shēn xu1 kong1 shen1 hsü k`ung shen hsü kung shen kokū shin	虛空身 Custom Scroll The body which fills space, Vairocana.
猶如虛空犹如虚空 see styles	yóu rú xū kōng you2 ru2 xu1 kong1 yu ju hsü k`ung yu ju hsü kung yunyo kokū	猶如虛空 Custom Scroll just like space
盡虛空界尽虚空界 see styles	jìn xū kōng jiè jin4 xu1 kong1 jie4 chin hsü k`ung chieh chin hsü kung chieh jinko kūkai	盡虛空界 Custom Scroll throughout the entire universe
虛空法身虚空法身 see styles	xū kōng fǎ shēn xu1 kong1 fa3 shen1 hsü k`ung fa shen hsü kung fa shen kokū hosshin	虛空法身 Custom Scroll The dharmakāya as being like space which enfolds all things, omniscient and pure.
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
遊虛空天遊虚空天 see styles	yóu xū kōng tiān you2 xu1 kong1 tian1 yu hsü k`ung t`ien yu hsü kung tien yu kokū ten	遊虛空天 Custom Scroll To roam in space, as do the devas of the sun, moon, stars, etc.; also the four upper devalokas.
虛空藏菩薩虚空藏菩萨 see styles	xū kōng zàng pú sà xu1 kong1 zang4 pu2 sa4 hsü k`ung tsang p`u sa hsü kung tsang pu sa Kokūzō Bosatsu	虛空藏菩薩 Custom Scroll Akasagarbha Bodhisattva Ākāśagarbha
虛空孕菩薩經虚空孕菩萨经 see styles	xū kōng yùn pú sà jīng xu1 kong1 yun4 pu2 sa4 jing1 hsü k`ung yün p`u sa ching hsü kung yün pu sa ching Kokū yō bosatsu kyō	虛空孕菩薩經 Custom Scroll Ākāśagarbha-sūtra
虛空藏菩薩經虚空藏菩萨经 see styles	xū kōng zàng pú sà jīng xu1 kong1 zang4 pu2 sa4 jing1 hsü k`ung tsang p`u sa ching hsü kung tsang pu sa ching Kokū zō bosatsu kyō	虛空藏菩薩經 Custom Scroll Xukongzang pusa jing
虛空藏求聞持法虚空藏求闻持法 see styles	xū kōng zàng qiú wén chí fǎ xu1 kong1 zang4 qiu2 wen2 chi2 fa3 hsü k`ung tsang ch`iu wen ch`ih fa hsü kung tsang chiu wen chih fa Kokūzō kumon jihō	虛空藏求聞持法 Custom Scroll Xukongzang qiuwen chifa
虛空藏菩薩神呪經虚空藏菩萨神呪经 see styles	xū kōng zàng pú sà shén zhòu jīng xu1 kong1 zang4 pu2 sa4 shen2 zhou4 jing1 hsü k`ung tsang p`u sa shen chou ching hsü kung tsang pu sa shen chou ching Kokū zō bosatsu jinju kyō	虛空藏菩薩神呪經 Custom Scroll Ākāśagarbha-sūtra

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

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Sky Void	虛空虚空	kokū	xū kōng / xu1 kong1 / xu kong / xukong	hsü k`ung / hsükung / hsü kung
Nothingness Empty Void	虛空虚空	kokuu / koku	xū kōng / xu1 kong1 / xu kong / xukong	hsü k`ung / hsükung / hsü kung
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.