Word Meaning 本来無一物
ほんらいむいちもつ
honraimuichimotsu
本来無一物 is read as ほんらいむいちもつ (honraimuichimotsu) and means all things are essentially nothingness.
Meaning
English
- all things are essentially nothingness
- all things come from nothingness
- originally, there was nothing
- Zen reminder to free oneself from attachments
Reading
Kana
ほんらいむいちもつ
Romaji
honraimuichimotsu