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v. t. e. The four stages of awakening in Early Buddhism and Theravada are four progressive stages culminating in full awakening ( Bodhi) as an Arahant . These four stages are Sotāpanna (stream-enterer), Sakadāgāmi (once-returner), Anāgāmi (non-returner), and Arahant. The oldest Buddhist texts portray the Buddha as referring to people who ...
Buddhism. The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti. The abstract noun bodhi ( / ˈboʊdi /; Sanskrit: बोधि; Pali: bodhi) means the knowledge or wisdom, or awakened intellect, of a Buddha. [web 1] The verbal root budh- means "to awaken", and its literal meaning is ...
The meaning of spirituality has developed and expanded over time, and various meanings can be found alongside each other. [1] [2] [3] [note 1] Traditionally, spirituality referred to a religious process of re-formation which "aims to recover the original shape of man", [note 2] oriented at "the image of God" [4] [5] as exemplified by the founders and sacred texts of the religions of the world.
Satori (Japanese: 悟り)is a Japanese Buddhist term for awakening, "comprehension; understanding". [1] It is derived 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".
In Buddhism, the Seven Factors of Awakening ( Pali: satta bojjhaṅgā or satta sambojjhaṅgā; Skt.: sapta bodhyanga) are: Mindfulness ( sati, Sanskrit smṛti ). To maintain awareness of reality, in particular the teachings ( dhamma ). Investigation of the nature of reality ( dhamma vicaya, Skt. dharmapravicaya ). Equanimity ( upekkhā, Skt ...
Neurological. Category. v. t. e. A religious experience (sometimes known as a spiritual experience, sacred experience, mystical experience) is a subjective experience which is interpreted within a religious framework. [1] The concept originated in the 19th century, as a defense against the growing rationalism of Western society. [2]
A History. Part One: India and China: "Zen (Chin. Ch'an, an abbreviation of ch'an-na, which transliterates the Sanskrit Dhyāna (Devanagari: ध्यान) or its Pali cognate Jhāna (Sanskrit; Pāli झान), terms meaning "meditation") is the name of a Mahāyāna Buddhist school of meditation originating in China.
Self-realization is one of the major pre-requisites to attain ultimate enlightenment and liberation ( moksha ). Self-realization means peeling away fabricated layers of one's own personality to understand and experience the true self,the unchanging soul and hence the true nature of reality. The path to extrasensory experience of soul is termed ...