From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Satori (悟り ?) (Chinese: 悟; pinyin: wù; Korean 오) is a Japanese Buddhist term for enlightenment. The word literally means "understanding". Satori translates into a flash of sudden awareness, or individual Enlightenment. Satori is as well an intuitive experience. It is sometimes loosely used interchangeably with Kensho, but Kensho refers to the first perception of the Buddha-Nature or True-Nature, sometimes referred to as "awakening". Distinct from kensho, which is not a permanent state of enlightenment but a clear glimpse of the true nature of existence, satori is used to refer to a "deep" or lasting state of enlightenment. It is therefore customary to use the word satori, rather than kensho, when referring to the enlightened states of the Buddha and the Patriarchs.
According to D. T. Suzuki, "Satori is the raison d'être of Zen, without which Zen is no Zen. Therefore every contrivance, disciplinary and doctrinal, is directed towards satori."[1]
[edit] See also
- ^ Suzuki, Daisetz Teitaro: An Introduction to Zen Buddhism, Rider & Co., 1948
|
Buddhism topics |
|
| History |
|
|
| Foundations |
|
|
| Key Concepts |
|
|
| Cosmology |
|
|
| Practices |
| Threefold Training: (Morality, Concentration, Wisdom) · Faith · Buddhist devotion · Puja: (Offerings, Prostration, Chanting) · Smaran · Enlightenment Qualities · Seven Factors of Enlightenment · Perfections · Taking refuge · Four Divine Abidings: (Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic joy, Equanimity) · Effort · Mindfulness · Jhāna · Merit · Paritta · Generosity · Morality: (Five Precepts, Eight Precepts, Ten Precepts, Bodhisattva vows, Patimokkha) · Bhavana · Meditation: (Kammaṭṭhāna, Recollection, Mindfulness of Breathing, Serenity meditation, Insight meditation, Shikantaza, Zazen, Kōan, Mandala, Tonglen, Tantra) |
 |
|
|
| Attainment |
|
|
| Monasticism |
|
|
| Major Figures |
|
|
| Texts |
|
|
| Branches |
|
|
| Countries |
|
|
Comparative
Buddhism |
|
|
| Lists |
|
|
Miscellaneous
topics |
|
|
| Category · Portal |
|
