Ten Stages of the Development of Mind
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Ten Stages of the Development of Mind is a seminal Buddhist treatise by Kobo Daishi that systematically outlines progressive levels of spiritual and mental awakening.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ten Stages of the Development of Mind canonical | 3 |
| Treatise on the Ten Stages of the Development of Mind | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist treatise
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Shingon Buddhist text ⓘ religious text ⓘ |
| aimsTo | systematize Buddhist paths of practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Japanese Buddhism
ⓘ
Vajrayana ⓘ
surface form:
esoteric Buddhism
|
| author |
Kobo Daishi
ⓘ
Kukai ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 9th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| describes |
progressive levels of mental development
ⓘ
progressive levels of spiritual awakening ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
criteria for spiritual maturity
ⓘ
hierarchy of mental states ⓘ |
| genre |
doctrinal treatise
ⓘ
philosophical work ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Jūjūshinron
ⓘ
Yogācārabhūmi Śāstra ⓘ
surface form:
Treatise on the Ten Stages of the Mind
|
| hasPart | ten stages ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Heian period Japan ⓘ |
| influenced |
Japanese Buddhist scholasticism
ⓘ
later Shingon doctrinal classifications ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Chinese Buddhist thought
ⓘ
Mahayana ⓘ
surface form:
Mahayana Buddhism
|
| intendedAudience |
Buddhist practitioners
ⓘ
Buddhist scholars ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
gradual cultivation
ⓘ
hierarchical spiritual stages ⓘ tenfold classification of minds ⓘ |
| language |
Classical Chinese
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Classical Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInCanon | Shingon doctrinal corpus ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
mental awakening
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spiritual development ⓘ stages of the mind ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | Japanese Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| purpose |
to guide practitioners toward enlightenment
ⓘ
to map the evolution of consciousness ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Kukai’s esoteric commentaries
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Shingon doctrinal classifications of stages ⓘ |
| religiousPerspective | esoteric Mahayana ⓘ |
| religiousSchool | Shingon Buddhism ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Buddhist studies
ⓘ
Japanese religious history ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kūkai
subject surface form:
Kūkai
this entity surface form:
Treatise on the Ten Stages of the Development of Mind