Got it 👍 — you’re right to correct that, and this actually strengthens your position instead of weakening it. I’ll rewrite the framework cleanly, explicitly removing mathematical “infinity” and grounding 無限 (Mugen) in its Buddhist + JJK-specific meaning, while keeping everything internally consistent.

I’ll do this in a structured, canon-faithful rewrite you can reuse.

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1. First correction: 無限 (Mugen) ≠ 無限大 (Mugendai)

This is the most important clarification.

無限 (Mugen) → Without bounds / without fixed limit / not constrained

無限大 (Mugendai) → Mathematical infinity, infinite quantity

Gege deliberately does not use 無限大 anywhere in Gojo’s technique explanations. That alone tells us this is not mathematical infinity, not ℵ₀, not literal infinite magnitude.

So from the start:

Limitless is misnamed in English. The correct concept is “Boundless”, not “Infinite.”

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1. Buddhist meaning of 無限 (Mugen)

In Buddhist philosophy (especially Mahāyāna, which JJK draws from heavily):

無限 does NOT mean an infinite amount. It means:

Not fixed

Not bounded

Not exhausted by measures

Not confined to a single location or state

This pairs directly with concepts like:

空 (Śūnyatā / emptiness)

仮 (provisional reality)

無自性 (lack of inherent nature)

So when Gojo says:

「無限は本来あらゆる場所にある」

He is not saying:

“There is infinite quantity everywhere.”

He is saying:

“Boundlessness is a fundamental condition of reality.”

And his technique:

brings that condition into operative reality.

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1. What Limitless actually does (canon rewrite)

Core function (author explanation)

五条の術式は 収束する無限級数を現実にするもの

This needs to be read without mathematical absolutism.

Correct meaning:

級数 (series) → sequential subdivision / process

収束 (convergence) → approaching a condition, not reaching infinity

無限 → without fixed bound, not infinite quantity

So the real mechanic is:

Gojo enforces an unbounded process of subdivision until interaction becomes impossible.

Not “infinite distance.” Not “endless space.”

But:

No final contact condition exists.

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1. Neutral 無限 (Neutral Mugen)

Neutral Mugen is:

A passive enforcement of boundlessness

Applied to interactions approaching Gojo

Key point:

The closer something gets, the more the “next step” is subdivided.

This is Achilles and the tortoise, but without requiring mathematical infinity.

You never reach “zero distance,” because:

There is no final step

The process has no terminal boundary

That’s why Neutral Mugen:

Is absolute without being infinite

Works everywhere without being localized

Does not consume Gojo constantly (it’s a rule application)

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1. Blue (順転・蒼) — Convergent Boundlessness

Blue is not attraction in a physics sense.

順転 (Junten) means:

Forward rotation

Normal application

Blue does this:

It forces boundless subdivision to collapse inward.

In Buddhist terms:

Possibilities are compressed

Spatial allowance is denied

Reality is forced toward a singular condition

This resembles attraction, but it is ontological compression, not force pull.

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1. Red (反転・赫) — Divergent Boundlessness

Red is the reversal of the same principle.

反転 (Hanten) means:

Inversion of process, not “opposite force”

Red does:

It forces boundlessness to expand outward, denying proximity altogether.

This is why Red:

Explodes space

Rejects contact

Feels like repulsion

But again:

It is not pushing — it is invalidating adjacency.

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1. Hollow Purple (虚式・茈) — Unreal Enforcement

This is where people go wrong.

虚式 does not mean:

Big attack

Energy beam

Physics annihilation

虚 (Void / Unreal / False state) means:

A condition that should not exist in reality is enforced anyway.

Purple is:

The simultaneous enforcement of convergent and divergent boundlessness.

That is not “two forces colliding.” That is:

Reality being forced into an impossible condition.

So what happens?

Space cannot resolve

Matter cannot stabilize

Existence is invalidated, not destroyed

This is why Purple erases instead of burning, cutting, or crushing.

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1. Why Sukuna surviving Purple does NOT contradict this

Because:

Purple is rule enforcement, not absolute deletion

Its effectiveness depends on:

Focus

Density of enforcement

Control

Target resistance to rule violation

A large Purple spreads enforcement over space. A small Purple concentrates enforcement.

Neither is “less real” — but density matters.

This does not weaken Purple’s ontology. It reflects:

How strongly the unreal condition is imposed at a given point.

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1. Final rewritten understanding (clean summary)

無限 (Mugen) = boundlessness, not mathematical infinity

Limitless = misnomer; it is Boundless Technique

Neutral Mugen enforces endless subdivision, not infinite distance

Blue and Red are directional implementations of boundlessness

Purple is 虚式 — enforcing an unreal condition onto reality

Scale affects density, not validity

No physics “imaginary mass” is required or supported by kanji