A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism
Buddhism is not so much a religion as a way of life. Even the Scriptures have little value compared with actual experience of the doctrines they describe. This is why Bsm.
claims no Authority (q.v.) for any doctrine and professes complete tolerance for differing opinions. Satori (q.v.) is described as a personal yet impersonal, direct, intuitive experience of the non-relative. It is unmistakable and’ unforgettable, but being beyond the plane of the intellect incommunicable in words. This experience, large or small, is the goal of Zen training.
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