“Enlightenment (bodhi day) 8 December 528 BC”.
In Buddhism (including Kōyasan Shingon): Enlightenment (bodhi) is not a once-for-all, world-saving historical event. It is not comparable to the Resurrection of Christ, which is: unique, unrepeatable, salvific by belief in that event. Instead: Buddhist understanding of enlightenment Bodhi is realizable by anyone with the causes and conditions. Śākyamuni’s awakening is exemplary, not exclusive. The … Continue reading “Enlightenment (bodhi day) 8 December 528 BC”.
