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In Buddhism, the four stages of awakening are four progressive stages culminating in full awakening as an Arahant.. These four stages are Sotāpanna (stream-enterer), Sakadāgāmi (once-returner), Anāgāmi (non-returner), and Arahant (conqueror, "worthy one").
sam- - a prefix meaning complete, full, highest; bojjh(i) < bodhi – an abstract noun formed from the verbal root *budh-(to awake, become aware, notice, know or understand) corresponding to the verbs bujjhati (Pāli) and bodhati or budhyate (Sanskrit); aṅga – a part of a whole; factor, cause. [4]
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 ...
In Buddhism, the bodhipakkhiyā dhammā (Pali; variant spellings include bodhipakkhikā dhammā and bodhapakkhiyā dhammā; [1] Skt.: bodhipakṣa dharma) are qualities conducive or related to (pakkhiya) awakening/understanding (), i.e. the factors and wholesome qualities which are developed when the mind is trained ().
Reaching full awakening is equivalent in meaning to reaching Nirvāṇa. [web 9] Attaining Nirvāṇa is the ultimate goal of Theravada and other śrāvaka traditions. [web 10] It involves the abandonment of the ten fetters and the cessation of dukkha or suffering. Full awakening is reached in four stages. According to Nyanatiloka,
In his analysis, sudden awakening points to seeing into one's true nature, but is to be followed by a gradual cultivation to attain Buddhahood. [43] Chinul , a 12th-century Korean Seon master, followed Zongmi, and also emphasized that insight into our true nature is sudden, but is to be followed by practice to ripen the insight and attain full ...
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 is 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.
Though the literal meaning is self-awakened or awakened on one's own, the emphasis in Zen, when using these terms, lies in the ultimate reliance on one's own insight, instead of the authority of a teacher: It is awakening that is one's true master. With Shakyamuni, the awakening was his master. In other words, the awakened self is one's master.