始覺 shijue
actualized enlightenment
Chinese - Noun
1·Discover
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.
2·Explore
Has the sense of
Enlightenment attained through practice.
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
In other languages
Chinese
始覺
shijue
Japanese
shikaku
How translators render it
actualized enlightenmentBuddha-nature Standard
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