Satori vs. Enlightenment

Satori vs. Enlightenment — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Satori and Enlightenment

Satorinoun

A sudden inexpressible feeling of inner understanding or enlightenment.

Enlightenmentnoun

An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.

Satorinoun

(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

Enlightenmentnoun

A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.

Enlightenmentnoun

education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge

Enlightenmentnoun

(Hinduism and Buddhism) the beatitude that transcends the cycle of reincarnation; characterized by the extinction of desire and suffering and individual consciousness

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Enlightenmentnoun

a movement in the 18th century that advocated the use of reason in the reappraisal of accepted ideas and social institutions