Five Ranks of merit and attainment
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The Five Ranks of merit and attainment is a seminal Chan Buddhist teaching that outlines a progressive framework for realizing and integrating the relationship between absolute and relative reality on the path to enlightenment.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chan Buddhist teaching
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Zen doctrinal schema ⓘ framework of spiritual attainment ⓘ |
| addresses |
integration of awakening with ordinary activities
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subtle attachments to emptiness ⓘ subtle attachments to phenomena ⓘ |
| associatedWithSchool |
Caodong school of Chan
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Rinzai Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sōtō Zen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buddhist doctrinal system
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non-dual realization teaching ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
integration of emptiness and form
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relationship between absolute and relative reality ⓘ stages of enlightenment ⓘ |
| concerns |
integration of absolute and relative
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realization of absolute truth ⓘ realization of relative truth ⓘ |
| context | Mahāyāna Buddhist philosophy ⓘ |
| describes | progressive framework for realization ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
dynamic interplay of principle and phenomena
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integration of insight into everyday life ⓘ non-duality of absolute and relative ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Five Positions
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Five Ranks ⓘ Five Ranks of merit and attainment in the Buddha Dharma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOriginIn | Chinese Chan Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRank |
fifth rank
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first rank ⓘ fourth rank ⓘ second rank ⓘ third rank ⓘ |
| influencedTradition |
Japanese Zen Buddhism
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Rinzai Zen koan introspection ⓘ Sōtō Zen koan and teaching curricula ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Classical Chinese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | guiding practitioners toward enlightenment ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
emptiness (śūnyatā)
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practice-realization unity ⓘ suchness (tathatā) ⓘ two truths doctrine ⓘ |
| transmittedThrough |
commentarial literature
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oral instruction ⓘ |
| usedAs | map of meditative and existential maturation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Chan masters
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Zen teachers ⓘ |
| viewedAs |
advanced framework for practitioners
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seminal teaching in Chan Buddhism ⓘ |
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