RO: Continuous Latent Influence from the Deeper Realm

The character for “RO” has no large circle but is formed by a vertical line representing the latent realm and two small circles positioned at the same points as “FU,” “KU,” “WE” (2, 6, 8) and “O,” “MU” (6).

From the vertical line’s connection to the latent and the core intention of “FU,” “KU,” “WE,” and “O,” “MU”—which signify the deeper power of the phenomenal world—”RO” focuses on what lies even deeper than the power of the previously discussed “MO.” It carries the core intention that the involvement of the latent (KAMU) continuously acts there.

In essence, “RO” symbolizes the state where the fundamental power of the latent realm incessantly influences and supports the movements and generation of phenomena, always operating behind the visible world. It suggests that all events in the universe are not merely superficial movements but are created and sustained by a more profound and continuous latent process.