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Satn
m
m(Pañj
b
, ‘whose name is true’). Distinctively Sikh appellation for God. Sikhs frequently invoke God with the words ‘Satn
m
r
V
higur
’
.
b, ‘whose name is true’). Distinctively Sikh appellation for God. Sikhs frequently invoke God with the words ‘SatnmrVhigur’.
Satori
(Jap.; Chin.,
wu
). Zen term for the experience of awakening or enlightenment. It is derived from
satoru
, ‘know’, but it has no connection with knowledge in any ordinary sense. Retrospectively, satori is the enlightenment experience of the
Buddha
(Chin.,
wu
; Skt.,
bodhi
), but in Zen it is more often used prospectively, of the enlightenment to which the disciple or pupil is now aspiring. A first enlightenment experience is known as
kensh
, which may be followed by a small, then great, satori. The essence of satori remains the same, but the one who attains it gains in profundity within it.
wu
). Zen term for the experience of awakening or enlightenment. It is derived from
satoru
, ‘know’, but it has no connection with knowledge in any ordinary sense. Retrospectively, satori is the enlightenment experience of the
Buddha
(Chin.,
wu
; Skt.,
bodhi
), but in Zen it is more often used prospectively, of the enlightenment to which the disciple or pupil is now aspiring. A first enlightenment experience is known as
kensh
, which may be followed by a small, then great, satori. The essence of satori remains the same, but the one who attains it gains in profundity within it.Other books
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