Tongo - Tongo

Japanese: 頓悟 - とんご
Tongo - Tongo
〘Noun〙 A Buddhist term. To reach ultimate enlightenment in one leap, without undergoing long and rigorous training. To come into contact with the truth of the Buddha and attain enlightenment immediately. ※Hokke Shuku (821) Upper end: "There are some who attain enlightenment suddenly , and there are some who attain it provisionally. There are some who attain enlightenment suddenly, after a long time." [Nanshi - Tenjiku Kokuden]

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Japanese:
〘名〙 仏語。長くきびしい修行を経ないで、一足とびに究極の悟りに至ること。仏の真実に触れ、即座に仏果を得ること。※法華秀句(821)上末「約部有頓亦有権。約機歴劫頓悟人」 〔南史‐天竺国伝〕

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