actualized enlightenment

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Glossaryactualized enlightenment

Chinese Noun

actualized enlightenment

actualized enlightenment
始覺

Basic Meaning

Actualized enlightenment is enlightenment that is attained through practice. It is contrasted with original enlightenment, which is the mind's innate purity in its natural state. Ultimately, there is no difference between them. Because of the presence of ignorance, sentient beings are blind to their true nature. By removing that ignorance, one actualizes enlightenment.

Read It in the Scriptures

Grounded in the original enlightenment is nonenlightenment. And because of nonenlightenment, the process of actualization of enlightenment can be spoken of.  
~ The Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna
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Key Term actualized enlightenment
Topic Variation shijue
Chinese 始覺
Chinese Pinyin shijue
Japanese Transliteration shikaku
Buddha-nature Site Standard English actualized enlightenment
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Source Language Chinese
Basic Meaning Actualized enlightenment is enlightenment that is attained through practice. It is contrasted with original enlightenment, which is the mind's innate purity in its natural state. Ultimately, there is no difference between them. Because of the presence of ignorance, sentient beings are blind to their true nature. By removing that ignorance, one actualizes enlightenment.
Related Topic Pages The Awakening of Faith in the Mahāyāna
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