Satori vs. Enlightenment
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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
