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Kenshō (Rōmaji; Japanese and classical Chinese: 見性, Pinyin: jianxing, Sanskrit: dṛṣṭi-svabhāva) is an East Asian Buddhist term from the Chan / Zen tradition which means "seeing" or "perceiving" (見) "nature" or "essence" (性), or 'true face'. It is usually translated as "seeing one's nature," with "nature" referring to buddha-nature, ultimate reality, the…
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enlightenment experience kensho zen nature insight one's awakening one practice term also life master seeing hakuin according see japanese buddhahood
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
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| Kenshō | is a | initial insight or sudden awakening | 0.90 | text |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Buddhist | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Suzuki | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Looking | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | This | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Japanese Zen | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Chinese | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | It | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Enlightenment | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Annuttara-samyak-sambodhi | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Dumoulin | 0.60 | section |
| Kenshō | related to Definitions by Buddhist scholars | Zen | 0.60 | section |
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