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| − | The entire system of [[meditation]] set forth by [[T'ient'ai]] (538-597) in Great [[Concentration]] and [[Insight]], the ultimate goal of which is to perceive "the region of the unfathomable," that is, the unification of the three [[truths]] within one's mind or the three thousand [[realms]] in a single moment of [[life]]. "[[Concentration]]" means focusing one's [[mind]] on one point without any distractions, and "{{Wiki|insight}}" means seeing all things as they are, or [[perception]] that penetrates the [[ultimate reality]], or true aspect, of all [[phenomena]]. | + | The entire system of [[meditation]] set forth by [[T'ient'ai]] (538-597) in Great [[Concentration]] and [[Insight]], the [[ultimate]] goal of which is to perceive "the region of the unfathomable," that is, the unification of the three [[truths]] within one's [[mind]] or the three thousand [[realms]] in a single moment of [[life]]. "[[Concentration]]" means focusing one's [[mind]] on one point without any distractions, and "{{Wiki|insight}}" means [[seeing]] all things as they are, or [[perception]] that penetrates the [[ultimate reality]], or true aspect, of all [[phenomena]]. |
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concentration and insight
[止観] ( Jpn shikan )
The entire system of meditation set forth by T'ient'ai (538-597) in Great Concentration and Insight, the ultimate goal of which is to perceive "the region of the unfathomable," that is, the unification of the three truths within one's mind or the three thousand realms in a single moment of life. "Concentration" means focusing one's mind on one point without any distractions, and "insight" means seeing all things as they are, or perception that penetrates the ultimate reality, or true aspect, of all phenomena.
