This appears as the contradictions constituting the essence of Spirit. Orthodox theology distinguishes between divine Essence and Energies. Each person is understood as having the identical essence or nature, not merely similar natures. It was considered to be the essence or "spirit" of this mineral. Averroes also developed the concept of "existence precedes essence". He also developed the concept of "existence precedes essence". Matter would have been null and void without the true, spiritual essence it possesses. The ontological essence of a monad is its irreducible simplicity. They trick Yaltabaoth into blowing his own spiritual essence into Adam. In Buddhism process ontology is prevalent, seeing reality as empty of an unchanging essence. Purity is held to be of the very essence of godliness. That's a core essence of the religion. The Hebrew name represents the unique essence of the object. In God, there are no attributes distinct from his essence. Despite altering the superficial appearance of an object it does not remove its essence.