Equivalent Terms for Transcendence Across Religions:
Religion Language Term Romanized
Islam Arabic Fana ("annihilation" [of the self]) Judaism Hebrew Bittul ha-yesh (nullification of [one's] somethingness) Christianity Greek Kenosis (emptiness) Latin Nihil per excellentiam1 Supreme nothing, eminent nonbeing Spanish Todo y nada2 Everything and nothing Buddhism Pali Anatta (not-self)
Sanskrit Anatman (not-self)
Pali Suat (emptiness)
Sanskrit nyat (emptiness)
Taoism Chinese Xu (emptiness)
Chinese Wuji (limitless; infinite, lit. without ridgepole) 1. John Scotus Eriugena 2. Saint John of the Cross