(Japanese) Seeing into one's own nature; first experience of realization and enlightenment.
(Japanese): seeing one's own true nature; an experience of awakening.
Enlightenment; the awakening to one's true nature, prior to ego. Ego is like the transient waves on the water's surface; one's Buddha nature is the entire body of water. (Return)
To see self nature.†Kensho is roughly synonymous with satori, although the latter is generally regarded as indicating a deeper experience.
KenshŠ(見性), literally "seeing the nature" in Japanese, is the experience of enlightenment described in the context of Zen Buddhism. The term is often used to denote an initial awakening experience, seeing one's True-Nature or Buddha-Nature, that can be enlarged and clarified through further practice in daily life.