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Key Takeaway: The Chan/Zen doctrine that awakening is not a gradual accumulation but can occur in a single moment of direct insight.
The Chan/Zen doctrine that awakening is not a gradual accumulation but can occur in a single moment of direct insight. Associated with Huineng (638-713 CE) and the Southern School of Chan, this doctrine holds that awakening can occur in an instant, though practice prepares the ground for the breakthrough. • Naming is the origin of all things
In the tradition of Zen Buddhism, as transmitted through the teachings of masters from Bodhidharma to Dogen, The Chan/Zen doctrine that awakening is not a gradual accumulation but can occur in a single moment of direct insight.
— Oriens
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