Sokushin-jobutsugi

  “Jobutsu” means the realization of buddhahood, or to become Buddha. Enlightenment is not an other-worldly truth that is attained via a mystical experience. Instead, enlightenment involves an outstanding awareness of that which is already around us and present in the world.

    "Jobutsu"means "to become a Buddha" in Japanese.


From the document "The Body-Mind experience in Japanese Buddhism" by David Edward Shaner:

    Sokushin jobutsu is this very + body+ attain + buddha englightenment. Literally "this very body attaining buddha". It was stated that Kukai believed esoteric practice enabled one to be enlightened here and now. For Kukai this is a natural consequence of the theory of original enlightenment. If a practitioner is able to cultivate the proper actions in accord with the three mysteries and join in communion with the Nyorai, then he has attained enlightenment in this very body - sokushin jobutus. The crucial point is that enlightenment is not some other-worldly truth to be grasped via a mystical experience. Rather, it involves a keen awareness of that which is already present.

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