The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions

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A
(1)

Symbol of emptiness (

nyat

) and of the undifferentiated source of appearance in
Zen Buddhism
. In Japanese esoteric Buddhism (
mikky

),
aji
, the first sound in the Sanskrit alphabet, contains the epitome of all truth, and as such is a key element in meditation.
Aji-kan
is meditation on the letter A.