satori
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- Definition
- ''Satori'' and ''kenshō''
- Importance
- Realizing ''satori''
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Sources
Satori () is a Japanese Buddhist term for "awakening", "comprehension; understanding". The word derives from the Japanese verb satoru.
In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to a deep experience of kenshō, "seeing into one's true nature". Ken means "seeing," shō means "nature" or "essence".