The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (2353 page)

) flows, maintaining bodily functions.

 
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Subud International Brotherhood
.

A
new religious movement
started in Indonesia in 1933 by Muhammad Subuh Sumohadiwidjojo (1901–87), Pak Subuh, called Bapak (‘father’) by his followers. It claims to be a spiritual experience rather than a religion or belief system. The name Subud is an abbreviation of the Skt. terms
su
la
,
buddhi
, and
dharma
, which are given the meanings: ‘living according to the will of God’, ‘the force of the inner self within humanity’, and ‘surrender and submission to God’, respectively. The whole (Subud) means ‘right living, with all one's parts awakened’.
At the heart of the movement is
latihan
(or
latihan kejiwaan
), an Indonesian term meaning ‘training’ or ‘exercise’. Latihan cannot be taught or acquired through imitation; it is said to arise spontaneously from within the individual after contact has been transmitted.
This movement, with members in some seventy countries, is responsible for many large enterprises, including banks and schools.

 
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(
tathat
). Commonly used in Mah
y
na Buddhism to denote the essential nature of reality and the quiddity or true mode of being of phenomena. It is synonymous with ‘emptiness’ (
nyat
), but has more positive overtones.

 
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