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Five Ranks
Overview
The "Five Ranks" (Chinese: 五位; pinyin: Wuwei; Japanese: go-i) is a poem consisting of five stanzas describing the stages of realization in the practice of Chan/Zen Buddhism. It expresses the interplay of absolute and relative truth and the fundamental non-dualism of Buddhist teaching.
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- Rinzai school
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- Sōtō
- Śūnyatā
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- Tao
- Kenshō
- Chan Buddhism
- Bodhisattva
- Tang dynasty
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- Caodong school
- Buddha-nature
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Place in the tradition
Part of Buddhist philosophy.