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Kensho

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Kensho (Jap., ‘seeing nature’). The Zen experience of enlightenment, when one's own nature is seen for what it truly is, not to be differentiated from the buddha-nature. It is thus indistinguishable from satori, but the latter is used of the Buddha or of the Zen patriarchs, kensho of the initial experience of others which still needs to be deepened. The term also applies collectively to those who have attained this state, the wise (genjo).

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kenshō

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

kenshō (Jap.). A Ch'an and zen term (jien-hsing in Chinese) that literally means ‘to see (one's true) nature’. This is another term for awakening (satori, bodhi), defined as seeing oneself for what one really is: impermanent, ever-changing, and one with the truth that underlies all of reality.

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DAMIEN KEOWN. "kenshō." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

DAMIEN KEOWN. "kenshō." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-kensh.html

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