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Scheme adopted within the [[Ch'an]] and [[zen]] [[schools of Buddhism]] which classifies the [[nature]] of [[bodhi]], or [[religious]] [[awakening]], into five increasingly profound levels, the fifth being the [[highest]]. The gradations are based on the [[doctrine]] of ‘[[Two Truths]]’, namely [[relative]] and [[absolute truth]], as expounded by the [[Madhyamaka school]], and [[concern]] the [[manner]] in which each level of [[truth]], and the [[relation]] between them, is [[perceived]]. The [[five degrees of enlightenment]] are termed: | Scheme adopted within the [[Ch'an]] and [[zen]] [[schools of Buddhism]] which classifies the [[nature]] of [[bodhi]], or [[religious]] [[awakening]], into five increasingly profound levels, the fifth being the [[highest]]. The gradations are based on the [[doctrine]] of ‘[[Two Truths]]’, namely [[relative]] and [[absolute truth]], as expounded by the [[Madhyamaka school]], and [[concern]] the [[manner]] in which each level of [[truth]], and the [[relation]] between them, is [[perceived]]. The [[five degrees of enlightenment]] are termed: | ||
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(1) [[Sho-chu-hen]], or the [[absolute within the relative]]; | (1) [[Sho-chu-hen]], or the [[absolute within the relative]]; | ||
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(4) [[Ken-chu-shi]], or the [[relative alone]]; | (4) [[Ken-chu-shi]], or the [[relative alone]]; | ||
(5) [[Ken-chu-to]], or the [[absolute and the relative together]]. | (5) [[Ken-chu-to]], or the [[absolute and the relative together]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:29, 15 February 2024
Scheme adopted within the Ch'an and zen schools of Buddhism which classifies the nature of bodhi, or religious awakening, into five increasingly profound levels, the fifth being the highest. The gradations are based on the doctrine of ‘Two Truths’, namely relative and absolute truth, as expounded by the Madhyamaka school, and concern the manner in which each level of truth, and the relation between them, is perceived. The five degrees of enlightenment are termed:
(1) Sho-chu-hen, or the absolute within the relative;
(2) Hen-chu-sho, or the relative within the absolute;
(3) Sho-chu-rai, or the absolute alone;
(4) Ken-chu-shi, or the relative alone;
(5) Ken-chu-to, or the absolute and the relative together.
