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Satori (Japanese: 悟り) is a Japanese Buddhist term for "awakening", "comprehension; understanding".^[1] The word derives from the Japanese verb satoru.^[2]^[3]

In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to a deep experience of kenshō,^[4]^[5] "seeing into one's true nature". Ken means "seeing," shō means "nature" or "essence".^[4]

Satori and kenshō are commonly translated as "enlightenment", a word that is also used to translate bodhi, prajñā and Buddhahood.

Definition

Satori means the experience of awakening ("enlightenment") or apprehension of the true nature of reality.^[3]^[6] It is often considered an experience which cannot be expressed in words.^[6] While the term satori is derived from the Japanese verb "to know" (satoru), it is distinct from the philosophical concept of knowledge as it represents a transcendence of the distinction between one that knows and knowledge.^[3]

D. T. Suzuki, a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were influential in the West, described "... looking into one's nature or the opening of satori";^[7] and said "This acquiring of a new point of view in our dealings with life and the world is popularly called by Japanese Zen students 'satori' (wu in Chinese). It is really another name for Enlightenment (anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi)".^[8]^{[note 1]}

Satori and kenshō

Satori is often used interchangeably with kenshō.^[4] Kenshō refers to the perception of the Buddha-nature or emptiness. While the terms have the same meaning, customarily satori is used to refer to full, deep experience of enlightenment (such as of the Buddha), while kenshō is used to refer to a first experience of enlightenment that can still be expanded.^[10]

Distinct from this first insight, daigo-tettei is used to refer to a "deep" or lasting realization of the nature of existence.^[4]

Importance

According to D. T. Suzuki,

Satori is the raison d'être of Zen, without which Zen is not Zen. Therefore every contrivance, disciplinary and doctrinal, is directed towards satori.^[11]

This view is typical of Rinzai, which emphasizes satori. The Sōtō school rejects this emphasis, and instead emphasizes "silent illumination" through the practice of zazen.

Realizing satori

In Japanese Buddhism, satori is a "first step" or embarkation toward Buddhahood:

Ch'an expressions refer to enlightenment as "seeing your self-nature". But even this is not enough. After seeing your self-nature, you need to deepen your experience even further and bring it into maturation. You should have enlightenment experiences again and again and support them with continuous practice. Even though Ch'an says that at the time of enlightenment, your outlook is the same as of the Buddha, you are not yet a full Buddha.^[12]

The student's mind must be prepared by rigorous study, with the use of koans, and the practice of meditation to concentrate the mind, under the guidance of a teacher. Koans are short anecdotes of verbal exchanges between teachers and students, typically of the Song dynasty, dealing with Buddhist teachings. The Rinzai school utilizes classic collections of koans such as The Gateless Barrier. The Gateless Barrier was assembled by the early 13th-century Chinese Zen master Wumen Huikai.

Wumen struggled for six years with koan "Zhaozhou's dog", assigned to him by Yuelin Shiguan (月林師觀; Japanese: Gatsurin Shikan) (1143–1217), before attaining kenshō. After his understanding had been confirmed by Yuelin, Wumen wrote the following enlightenment poem:^[13]

A thunderclap under the clear blue sky
All beings on earth open their eyes;
Everything under heaven bows together;
Mount Sumeru leaps up and dances.

Notes

^ D. T. Suzuki has been criticised for his highly idealised and inaccurate picture of Japanese Zen.^[9] Anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi is the highest state of realisation and awakening. Satori, or kenshō, is the first glimpse into "nature", to be followed by further training.

References

^ "Satori". Jisho. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2020-12-01.
^ Suzuki 1994a, p. 88.
^ ^a ^b ^c Diener, Michael (1994). The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner (1st ed.). Boston: Shambhala. p. 308. ISBN 0-87773-433-X. OCLC 18051472. Satori: Jap.; Zen term for the experience of awakening (enlightenment). The word derives from the verb satoru, "to know"; however, it has nothing to do with "knowledge" in the ordinary or philosophical sense because in the experience of enlightenment there is no distinction between knower and known.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Kapleau 1989, p. ^{[page needed]}.
^ Diener, Michael (1994). The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner (1 ed.). Boston: Shambhala. p. 180. ISBN 0-87773-433-X. OCLC 18051472. Semantically kenshō has the same meaning as satori and the two terms are often used synonymously. Nevertheless it is customary to use the word satori when speaking of the enlightenment of the Buddha or the Zen patriarchs and to use the word kenshō when speaking of an initial enlightenment experience that still requires to be deepened.
^ ^a ^b Keown, Damien (2003). A dictionary of Buddhism. Stephen Hodge, Charles Brewer Jones, Paola Tinti. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-19-860560-9. OCLC 59361180. Satori...In Japanese Zen Buddhism an intuitive apprehension of the nature of reality that transcends conceptual thought and cannot be expressed through 'words and letters.'
^ Suzuki 1994b, p. 259.
^ Suzuki 1994b, p. 229.
^ McRae 2003, p. ^{[page needed]}.
^ Diener, Michael (1994). The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner (1st ed.). Boston: Shambhala. p. 180. ISBN 0-87773-433-X. OCLC 18051472. Semantically kenshō has the same meaning as satori and the two terms are often used synonymously. Nevertheless it is customary to use the word satori when speaking of the enlightenment of the Buddha or the Zen patriarchs and to use the word kenshō when speaking of an initial enlightenment experience that still requires to be deepened.
^ Suzuki 1994a, p. 95.
^ Sheng Yen 2006, p. 54.
^ "Enlightenment Experience of Wumen Huikai at IMERE.org". www.imere.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-06.

Sources

Kapleau, Philip (1989). The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment. New York: Anchor Books. ISBN 978-0-385-26093-0.
McRae, John R. (2003). Seeing Through Zen: Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism. The University Press Group Ltd. ISBN 978-0-520-23798-8.
Suzuki, D. T. (1994a) [1934]. An Introduction to Zen Buddhism. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-3055-6.
Suzuki, D. T. (1994b). Essays in Zen Buddhism. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-5118-6.
Sheng Yen (2006). Dharma Drum: The Life and Heart of Chan Practice. Boston & London: Shambhala. ISBN 978-1-59030-396-2.

[10] D. T. Suzuki has been criticised for his highly idealised and inaccurate picture of Japanese Zen.^[9] Anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi is the highest state of realisation and awakening. Satori, or kenshō, is the first glimpse into "nature", to be followed by further training.

[1] "Satori". Jisho. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2020-12-01.

[FOOTNOTESuzuki1994a88-2] Suzuki 1994a, p. 88.

[:0-3] Diener, Michael (1994). The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner (1st ed.). Boston: Shambhala. p. 308. ISBN 0-87773-433-X. OCLC 18051472. Satori: Jap.; Zen term for the experience of awakening (enlightenment). The word derives from the verb satoru, "to know"; however, it has nothing to do with "knowledge" in the ordinary or philosophical sense because in the experience of enlightenment there is no distinction between knower and known.

[FOOTNOTEKapleau1989[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_December_2020]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(December_2020)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>-4] Kapleau 1989, p. ^{[page needed]}.

[5] Diener, Michael (1994). The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner (1 ed.). Boston: Shambhala. p. 180. ISBN 0-87773-433-X. OCLC 18051472. Semantically kenshō has the same meaning as satori and the two terms are often used synonymously. Nevertheless it is customary to use the word satori when speaking of the enlightenment of the Buddha or the Zen patriarchs and to use the word kenshō when speaking of an initial enlightenment experience that still requires to be deepened.

[:1-6] Keown, Damien (2003). A dictionary of Buddhism. Stephen Hodge, Charles Brewer Jones, Paola Tinti. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 256. ISBN 0-19-860560-9. OCLC 59361180. Satori...In Japanese Zen Buddhism an intuitive apprehension of the nature of reality that transcends conceptual thought and cannot be expressed through 'words and letters.'

[FOOTNOTESuzuki1994b259-7] Suzuki 1994b, p. 259.

[FOOTNOTESuzuki1994b229-8] Suzuki 1994b, p. 229.

[FOOTNOTEMcRae2003[[Category:Wikipedia_articles_needing_page_number_citations_from_December_2020]]<sup_class="noprint_Inline-Template_"_style="white-space:nowrap;">&#91;<i>[[Wikipedia:Citing_sources|<span_title="This_citation_requires_a_reference_to_the_specific_page_or_range_of_pages_in_which_the_material_appears.&#32;(December_2020)">page&nbsp;needed</span>]]</i>&#93;</sup>-9] McRae 2003, p. ^{[page needed]}.

[11] Diener, Michael (1994). The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen. Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner (1st ed.). Boston: Shambhala. p. 180. ISBN 0-87773-433-X. OCLC 18051472. Semantically kenshō has the same meaning as satori and the two terms are often used synonymously. Nevertheless it is customary to use the word satori when speaking of the enlightenment of the Buddha or the Zen patriarchs and to use the word kenshō when speaking of an initial enlightenment experience that still requires to be deepened.

[FOOTNOTESuzuki1994a95-12] Suzuki 1994a, p. 95.

[FOOTNOTESheng_Yen200654-13] Sheng Yen 2006, p. 54.

[14] "Enlightenment Experience of Wumen Huikai at IMERE.org". www.imere.org. Archived from the original on 2021-06-14. Retrieved 2021-03-06.

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-{{nihongo|'''''Satori'''''|悟り}} is a [[Buddhism in Japan|Japanese Buddhist]] term for [[Enlightenment in Buddhism|awakening]], "comprehension; understanding of which a Japanese washo practices".<ref>[http://jisho.org/words?jap=&eng=satori&dict=edict Denshi Jisho — Online Japanese dictionary]</ref> It is derived from the Japanese verb [[satoru]].{{sfn|Suzuki|1994-A|p=88}}
+'''''Satori''''' ({{langx|ja|悟り}}) is a [[Buddhism in Japan|Japanese Buddhist]] term for [[Enlightenment in Buddhism| "awakening"]], "comprehension; understanding".<ref>{{cite web |url =http://jisho.org/words?jap=&eng=satori&dict=edict |title =Satori |website =Jisho |access-date=2020-12-01 |archive-date= 2014-10-06 |archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20141006111855/http://jisho.org/words?jap=&eng=satori&dict=edict |url-status =live }}</ref> The word derives from the Japanese verb ''[[satoru]]''.{{sfn|Suzuki|1994a|p=88}}<ref name=":0" />
-In the [[Zen|Zen Buddhist]] tradition, ''satori'' refers to the experience of ''[[kenshō]]'',<ref name="Kapleau">{{Harvcolnb|Kapleau|1989}}</ref> "seeing into one's true [[Buddha-nature|nature]]". ''Ken'' means "seeing," ''shō'' means "nature" or "essence".<ref name="Kapleau" />
+In the [[Zen|Zen Buddhist]] tradition, ''satori'' refers to a deep experience of ''[[kenshō]]'',{{sfn|Kapleau|1989|p ={{Page needed|date =December 2020}}}}<ref>{{Cite book|last =Diener|first =Michael|url =https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18051472|title =The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen|date =1994|publisher =Shambhala|others =Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner|isbn =0-87773-433-X|edition =1 |location =Boston|page =180|oclc =18051472|quote =Semantically ''kenshō'' has the same meaning as ''satori'' and the two terms are often used synonymously.  Nevertheless it is customary to use the word ''satori'' when speaking of the enlightenment of the Buddha or the Zen patriarchs and to use the word ''kenshō'' when speaking of an initial enlightenment experience that still requires to be deepened.}}</ref>  "seeing into one's true [[Buddha-nature|nature]]". ''Ken'' means "seeing," ''shō'' means "nature" or "essence".{{sfn|Kapleau|1989|p={{Page needed|date=December 2020}}}}
-''Satori'' and ''kenshō'' are commonly translated as [[Enlightenment in Buddhism|enlightenment]], a word that is also used to translate [[bodhi]], [[Wisdom in Buddhism|prajna]] and [[buddhahood]].
+''Satori'' and ''kenshō'' are commonly translated as [[Enlightenment in Buddhism| "enlightenment"]], a word that is also used to translate ''[[bodhi]]'', [[prajñā (Buddhism)| ''prajñā'']] and [[Buddhahood]].
 ==Definition==
+''Satori'' means the experience of awakening ("enlightenment") or apprehension of the true nature of reality.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|last=Diener|first=Michael|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18051472|title=The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen|date=1994|publisher=Shambhala|others=Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner|isbn=0-87773-433-X|edition=1st|location=Boston|pages=308|oclc=18051472|quote=Satori: Jap.; Zen term for the experience of awakening (enlightenment).  The word derives from the verb satoru, "to know"; however, it has nothing to do with "knowledge" in the ordinary or philosophical sense because in the experience of enlightenment there is no distinction between knower and known.}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|last=Keown|first=Damien|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/59361180|title=A dictionary of Buddhism|date=2003|publisher=Oxford University Press|others=Stephen Hodge, Charles Brewer Jones, Paola Tinti|isbn=0-19-860560-9|location=Oxford|pages=256|oclc=59361180|quote=Satori...In Japanese Zen Buddhism an intuitive apprehension of the nature of reality that transcends conceptual thought and cannot be expressed through 'words and letters.'}}</ref>  It is often considered an experience which cannot be expressed in words.<ref name=":1" />  While the term ''satori'' is derived from the Japanese verb "to know" (''satoru''), it is distinct from the philosophical concept of knowledge as it represents a transcendence of the distinction between one that knows and knowledge.<ref name=":0" />
-[[D. T. Suzuki]], a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were influential in the West, described "... looking into one's nature or the opening of satori";{{sfn|Suzuki|1994-B|p=259}} and said "This acquiring of a new point of view in our dealings with life and the world is popularly called by Japanese Zen students 'satori' (''[[Wu (awareness)|wu]]'' in Chinese). It is really another name for Enlightenment (''[[Enlightenment in Buddhism#Buddha's awakening|"Annuttara-samyak-sambodhi"]]'')".{{sfn|Suzuki-1994-B|p=229}}{{refn|group=note|D. T. Suzuki has been criticised for his highly idealised and inaccurate picture of Japanese Zen.{{sfn|MacRae|2003}} "Annuttara-samyak-sambodhi" is the highest state of realisation and awakening. Satori, or kensho, is a first glimpse into "nature", to be followed by further training.}}
+[[D. T. Suzuki]], a Japanese author of books and essays on Buddhism, Zen and Shin that were influential in the West, described "... looking into one's nature or the opening of satori";{{sfn|Suzuki|1994b|p=259}} and said "This acquiring of a new point of view in our dealings with life and the world is popularly called by Japanese Zen students 'satori' (''[[Wu (awareness)|wu]]'' in Chinese). It is really another name for Enlightenment (''[[Enlightenment in Buddhism#Buddha's awakening|anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi]]'')".{{sfn|Suzuki|1994b|p=229}}{{refn|group=note|D. T. Suzuki has been criticised for his highly idealised and inaccurate picture of Japanese Zen.{{sfn|McRae|2003|p={{Page needed|date=December 2020}}}} ''Anuttara-samyak-saṃbodhi'' is the highest state of realisation and awakening. ''Satori'', or ''kenshō'', is the first glimpse into "nature", to be followed by further training.}}
 ==''Satori'' and ''kenshō''==
 [[File:Satori.svg|thumb|left|70px|[[Japanese language|Japanese]] characters for ''satori'']]
+''Satori'' is often used interchangeably with ''kenshō''.{{sfn|Kapleau|1989|p={{Page needed|date=December 2020}}}} ''Kenshō'' refers to the perception of the [[Buddha-nature]] or [[Śūnyatā|emptiness]]. While the terms have the same meaning, customarily ''satori'' is used to refer to full, deep experience of enlightenment (such as of the Buddha), while ''kenshō'' is used to refer to a first experience of enlightenment that can still be expanded.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Diener|first=Michael|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/18051472|title=The encyclopedia of Eastern philosophy and religion : Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, Zen|date=1994|publisher=Shambhala|others=Ingrid Fischer-Schreiber, Stephan Schuhmacher, Gert Woerner|isbn=0-87773-433-X|edition=1st|location=Boston|pages=180|oclc=18051472|quote=Semantically ''kenshō'' has the same meaning as ''satori'' and the two terms are often used synonymously.  Nevertheless it is customary to use the word ''satori'' when speaking of the enlightenment of the Buddha or the Zen patriarchs and to use the word ''kenshō'' when speaking of an initial enlightenment experience that still requires to be deepened.}}</ref>
-''Satori'' is often used interchangeably with ''kenshō''.<ref name="Kapleau" /> ''Kenshō'' refers to the perception of the [[Buddha-Nature]] or [[Sunyata|emptiness]]. According to some authors, ''kenshō'' is a brief glimpse, while ''satori'' is considered to be a deeper spiritual experience.{{citation needed|date=December 2011}}
+Distinct from this first insight, ''[[Daigo (Zen)|daigo-tettei]]'' is used to refer to a "deep" or lasting realization of the nature of existence.{{sfn|Kapleau|1989|p={{Page needed|date=December 2020}}}}
-Distinct from this first insight, [[Daigo (Zen)|daigo-tettei]] is used to refer to a "deep" or lasting realization of the nature of existence.<ref name="Kapleau" />
 ==Importance==
 According to D. T. Suzuki,
-{{quote|''Satori'' is the [[wikt:raison d'être|raison d'être]] of [[Zen]], without which Zen is not Zen. Therefore every contrivance, disciplinary and doctrinal, is directed towards ''satori''.{{sfn|Suzuki|1994-A}}}}
+{{quote|''Satori'' is the [[wikt:raison d'être|raison d'être]] of [[Zen]], without which Zen is not Zen. Therefore every contrivance, disciplinary and doctrinal, is directed towards ''satori''.{{sfn|Suzuki|1994a|p=95}}}}
-This view is typical of [[Rinzai school|Rinzai]], which emphasizes ''satori''. The [[Sōtō|Sōtō school]] rejects this emphasis, and instead emphasizes "silent illumination" through the practice of [[zazen]].
+This view is typical of [[Rinzai school|Rinzai]], which emphasizes ''satori''. The [[Sōtō|Sōtō school]] rejects this emphasis, and instead emphasizes "silent illumination" through the practice of ''[[zazen]]''.
 ==Realizing ''satori''==
-''Satori'' is considered a "first step" or embarkation toward [[Buddhahood]]:
+In Japanese Buddhism, ''satori'' is  a "first step" or embarkation toward [[Buddhahood]]:
-{{quote|Ch'an expressions refer to enlightenment as "seeing your self-nature". But even this is not enough. After seeing your self-nature, you need to deepen your experience even further and bring it into maturation. You should have enlightenment experience again and again and support them with continuous practice. Even though Ch'an says that at the time of enlightenment, your outlook is the same as of the Buddha, you are not yet a full Buddha.{{sfn|Yen|2006|p=54)}}}}
+{{quote|Ch'an expressions refer to enlightenment as "seeing your self-nature". But even this is not enough. After seeing your self-nature, you need to deepen your experience even further and bring it into maturation. You should have enlightenment experiences again and again and support them with continuous practice. Even though Ch'an says that at the time of enlightenment, your outlook is the same as of the Buddha, you are not yet a full Buddha.{{sfn|Sheng Yen|2006|p=54}}}}
-The student's mind must be prepared by rigorous study, with the use of [[koan]]s, and the practice of [[meditation]] to concentrate the mind, under the guidance of a teacher. Koans are short anecdotes of verbal exchanges between teachers and students, typically of the [[Song dynasty]], dealing with Buddhist teachings. The Rinzai-school utilizes classic collections of koans such as [[The Gateless Barrier]]. The Gateless Barrier was assembled by the early 13th-century Chinese Zen master [[Wumen]] Hui-k'ai (無門慧開).
+The student's mind must be prepared by rigorous study, with the use of [[koan]]s, and the practice of [[meditation]] to concentrate the mind, under the guidance of a teacher. Koans are short anecdotes of verbal exchanges between teachers and students, typically of the [[Song dynasty]], dealing with Buddhist teachings. The [[Rinzai]] school utilizes classic collections of koans such as ''[[The Gateless Barrier]]''. ''The Gateless Barrier'' was assembled by the early 13th-century Chinese Zen master [[Wumen Huikai]].
-Wumen struggled for six years with koan "Zhaozhou’s dog", assigned to him by Yuelin Shiguan (月林師觀; Japanese: Gatsurin Shikan) (1143–1217), before attaining ''kenshō''. After his understanding had been confirmed by Yuelin, Wumen wrote the following enlightenment poem:{{cn|date=December 2018}}
+Wumen struggled for six years with koan "Zhaozhou's dog", assigned to him by Yuelin Shiguan (月林師觀; Japanese: Gatsurin Shikan) (1143–1217), before attaining ''kenshō''. After his understanding had been confirmed by Yuelin, Wumen wrote the following enlightenment poem:<ref>{{Cite web|title=Enlightenment Experience of Wumen Huikai at IMERE.org|url=https://www.imere.org/content/mystical-experience-wumen-huikai|access-date=2021-03-06|website=www.imere.org|archive-date=2021-06-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210614205422/https://imere.org/content/mystical-experience-wumen-huikai|url-status=live}}</ref>
 {{quote|<poem>A thunderclap under the clear blue sky
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 ==See also==
+{{columnslist|colwidth=30em|
-*[[Bodhi]]
 *[[Catharsis]]
-*[[Enlightenment (spiritual)|Enlightenment]]
 *[[Epiphany (feeling)#In religion|Epiphany]]
+*[[Gnosis]]
+*[[Grok]]
 *[[Peak experience]]
+*[[Samadhi]]
 *[[Satori generation]]
 *[[Shiken haramitsu daikoumyo]]
-*[[Sotapanna]] or Stream Entry
+*[[Sotāpanna]] or Stream Entry
-*[[Gnosis]]
+*[[Ten Bulls]]
+}}
-*[[Grok]]
-*[[Ten Bulls|Ten Ox-Herding Pictures]]
-*[[Wu (awareness)|Wu]], a similar concept in Chinese Buddhism
 ==Notes==
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 ==Sources==
+{{Wiktionary}}
 {{refbegin}}
-* {{Citation | last =Kapleau | first =Philip | year =1989 | title =The three pillars of Zen}}
+*{{Cite book|last=Kapleau|first=Philip|author-link=Philip Kapleau|year=1989|title=The Three Pillars of Zen: Teaching, Practice, and Enlightenment|place=New York|publisher=Anchor Books|isbn=978-0-385-26093-0}}
-* {{Citation | last =McRae | first =John | author-link = | year =2003 | title =Seeing Through Zen. Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism | place = | publisher =The University Press Group Ltd | ISBN =9780520237988}}
+*{{Cite book|last=McRae|first=John R.|year=2003|title=Seeing Through Zen: Encounter, Transformation, and Genealogy in Chinese Chan Buddhism|publisher=The University Press Group Ltd|isbn=978-0-520-23798-8}}
-* {{Citation | last =Suzuki | first =D. T. | year =1994-A | title =An Introduction to Zen Buddhism | publisher =Grove Press}}
+*{{Cite book|last=Suzuki|first=D. T.|author-link=D. T. Suzuki|year=1994a|orig-year=1934|title=[[An Introduction to Zen Buddhism]]|publisher=Grove Press|isbn=978-0-8021-3055-6}}
-* {{Citation | last =Suzuki | first =D. T. | year =1994-B | title =Essays in Zen Buddhism | publisher =Grove Press}}
+*{{Cite book|last=Suzuki|first=D. T.|year=1994b|title=Essays in Zen Buddhism|publisher=Grove Press|isbn=978-0-8021-5118-6}}
-* {{Citation | last =Yen | first = Chan Master Sheng | year =2006 | place =Boston & London | publisher =Shambhala}}
+*{{Cite book|author= Sheng Yen|author-link=Sheng-yen|year=2006|title=Dharma Drum: The Life and Heart of Chan Practice|place=Boston & London|publisher=Shambhala|isbn=978-1-59030-396-2}}
 {{refend}}
 {{Buddhism topics}}
 {{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Japanese Buddhist terminology]]
-[[Category:Zen Buddhist terminology]]
+[[Category:Buddhist stages of enlightenment]]
-[[Category:Buddhist philosophical concepts]]
+[[Category:Zen Buddhist philosophical concepts]]
-[[Category:Buddhism in Japan]]

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Bodhisattvas	Avalokiteśvara Guanyin Mañjuśrī Mahāsthāmaprāpta Ākāśagarbha Kṣitigarbha Samantabhadra Vajrapāṇi Skanda Tārā Metteyya/Maitreya
Disciples	Kaundinya Assaji Sāriputta Mahamoggallāna Ānanda Mahākassapa Aṅgulimāla Anuruddha Mahākaccana Nanda Subhūti Puṇṇa Mantānīputta Upāli Mahapajapati Gotamī Khema Uppalavanna Asita Channa Yasa
Key concepts	Avidyā (Ignorance) Bardo Bodhicitta Buddha-nature Dhamma theory Dharma Enlightenment Five hindrances Indriya Karma Kleshas Mental factors Mindstream Parinirvana Pratītyasamutpāda Rebirth Saṃsāra Saṅkhāra Skandha Śūnyatā Taṇhā (Craving) Tathātā Ten Fetters Three marks of existence Anicca Dukkha Anattā Two truths doctrine
Cosmology	Ten spiritual realms Six Paths Deva realm Human realm Asura realm Hungry Ghost realm Animal realm Naraka Three planes of existence
Branches	Mahayana Zen Chinese Chan Japanese Zen Korean Seon Vietnamese Thiền Pure Land Tiantai Huayan Risshū Nichiren Madhyamaka Yogachara Vajrayana Tibetan Buddhism Chinese Esoteric Buddhism Shingon Dzogchen Theravada Navayana Early Buddhist schools Pre-sectarian Buddhism Basic points unifying Theravāda and Mahāyāna Southern, Eastern and Northern Buddhism
Practices	Bhavana Bodhipakkhiyādhammā Brahmavihara Mettā Karuṇā Mudita Upekkha Buddhābhiṣeka Dāna Devotion Deity yoga Dhyāna Faith Five Strengths Iddhipada Meditation Mantras Kammaṭṭhāna Recollection Smarana Anapanasati Samatha-vipassanā (Vipassana movement) Shikantaza Zazen Tukdam Koan Ganana Mandala Tonglen Tantra Tertön Terma Merit Mindfulness Mindful Yoga Satipatthana Nekkhamma Nianfo Pāramitā Paritta Puja Offerings Prostration Music Refuge Sādhu Satya Sacca Seven Factors of Enlightenment Sati Dhamma vicaya Pīti Passaddhi Śīla Five precepts Eight precepts Bodhisattva vow Pratimokṣa Threefold Training Śīla Samadhi Prajñā Vīrya Four Right Exertions Twenty-two vows of Ambedkar
Nirvana	Bodhi Bodhisattva Buddhahood Pratyekabuddhayāna Four stages of awakening Sotāpanna Sakadagami Anāgāmi Arhat
Monasticism	Bhikkhu Bhikkhunī Śrāmaṇera Śrāmaṇerī Anagārika Ajahn Sayadaw Zen master Rōshi Lama Rinpoche Geshe Tulku Western tulku Kappiya Donchee Householder Upāsaka and Upāsikā Achar Śrāvaka Ten principal disciples Shaolin Monastery
Major figures	The Buddha Nagasena Aśvaghoṣa Nagarjuna Asanga Vasubandhu Kumārajīva Buddhaghosa Buddhapālita Dignāga Bodhidharma Zhiyi Emperor Wen of Sui Songtsen Gampo Xuanzang Shandao Padmasambhava Saraha Atiśa Naropa Karmapa Hōnen Shinran Dōgen Nichiren Shamarpa Dalai Lama Panchen Lama Ajahn Mun B. R. Ambedkar Ajahn Chah Thích Nhất Hạnh
Texts	Early Buddhist texts Tripiṭaka Mahayana sutras Pali Canon Chinese Buddhist canon Tibetan Buddhist canon Dhammapada Sutra Vinaya Madhyamakālaṃkāra Abhidharmadīpa
Countries	Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Cambodia China India Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Russia Buryatia Kalmykia Tuva (ru) Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Thailand Tibet Vietnam Africa Senegal South Africa Central Asia Uzbekistan Middle East Iran Saudi Arabia Western countries Argentina Australia Brazil Canada Costa Rica Czech Republic France Germany Italy Mexico New Zealand Norway Poland Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States Venezuela
History	Timeline Ashoka Kanishka Buddhist councils History of Buddhism in India Decline of Buddhism in India Huichang persecution of Buddhism Greco-Buddhism Gandharan Buddhism Texts Menander I Buddhism and the Roman world Buddhism in the West Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Persecution of Buddhists In Afghanistan In Vietnam Rimé movement Banishment of Buddhist monks from Nepal Dalit Buddhist movement Chinese invasion of Tibet 1959 Tibetan uprising Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Buddhist modernism Vipassana movement 969 Movement Engaged Buddhism Women in Buddhism
Philosophy	Abhidharma Atomism Buddhology Creator Buddhism and democracy Economics Eight Consciousnesses Engaged Buddhism Eschatology Ethics Evolution Humanism Logic Reality Secular Buddhism Socialism The unanswerable questions
Culture	Architecture Temple Vihāra Kyaung Wat Ordination hall Stupa Pagoda Burmese pagoda Candi Dzong architecture List of Buddhist architecture in China Japanese Buddhist architecture Buddhist temples in Korea Thai temple art and architecture Tibetan Buddhist architecture Art Greco-Buddhist Bodhi Tree Budai Buddha in art Calendar Cuisine Funeral Holidays Vesak Uposatha Māgha Pūjā Asalha Puja Vassa Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Kasaya Mahabodhi Temple Mantra Om mani padme hum Mudra Music Pilgrimage Lumbini Maya Devi Temple Bodh Gaya Sarnath Kushinagar Poetry Prayer beads Hama yumi Prayer wheel Symbolism Dharmachakra Flag Bhavacakra Swastika Thangka Temple of the Tooth Vegetarianism
Miscellaneous	Abhijñā Amitābha Brahmā Dharma talk Hinayana Iddhi Kalpa Koliya Lineage Māra Siddhi Sacred languages Pāḷi Sanskrit
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