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wu-wei
wu-wei.
1. A Chinese term borrowed from Taoism in order to indicate Buddhist concepts. It generally means ‘unconditioned’, and is used to translate the Sanskrit term asaṃskṛta. 2. Using a different Chinese character to write the second word, a Buddhist term meaning ‘fearless’, as in the ‘four fearlessnesses’ (see vaiśāradya). |
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DAMIEN KEOWN. "wu-wei." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAMIEN KEOWN. "wu-wei." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-wuwei.html DAMIEN KEOWN. "wu-wei." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-wuwei.html |
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Wu-wei
Wu-wei (Chin., ‘not/non-doing’). The mode of being and action in Taoism which ‘goes with the grain’ of the way of Tao in bringing manifest forms into appearance. It is not total lack of activity, but, rather, active inactivity which allows the way of Tao to be expressed.
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JOHN BOWKER. "Wu-wei." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN BOWKER. "Wu-wei." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Wuwei.html JOHN BOWKER. "Wu-wei." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions. 1997. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O101-Wuwei.html |
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