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五覺

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The fivebodhi, or states of enlightenment, as described in the 起信論Awakening of Faith; see also 五菩提 for a different group. (1) 本覺 Absolute eternal wisdom, orbodhi; (2) 始覺bodhiin its initial stages, or in action, arising from right observances; (3) 相似覺 bodhisattva. attainment ofbodhiin action, in the 十信; (4) 隨分覺 further bodhisattva-enlightenment according to capacity, i. e. the stages 十住, 十行, and 十迴向; (5) 究竟覺 final or complete enlightenment, i. e. the stage of 妙覺, which is one with the first, i. e. 本覺. The 本覺 is bodhi in the potential, 始覺 isbodhiin the active state, hence (2), (3), (4), and (5) are all the latter, but the fifth has reached the perfect quiescent stage of originalbodhi.