見性成佛
jiàn​xìng​chéng​fó

to see one's true nature and become a Buddha

  • created sense approved 见性成佛/見性成佛 · jiàn​xìng​chéng​fó · to see one's true nature and become a Buddha — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    见性成佛 / 見性成佛

    jiàn​xìng​chéng​fó

    to see one's true nature and become a Buddha

    A Zen Buddhist concept stating that once a person realizes their own innate Buddha-nature and understands the emptiness of all phenomena, they achieve enlightenment.

    见 (literal) → 见/見 · jiàn · to see 性 (literal) → 性 · xìng · nature 成佛 (literal) → 成佛 · chéng​fó · to become a Buddha

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