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Work #474 · Early

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi)
c. 817 · Classical Chinese (Sino-Japanese)
Esoteric Buddhist treatise · Japanese Shingon esoteric Buddhism

Kūkai's 9th-c. foundational Shingon esoteric Buddhist text on attaining enlightenment in this very body

Attribute Fingerprint

Rows where works disagree are highlighted in gold. The full ontology grid is shown.

Attribute Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi) (Early)
Time · Extent Infinite
Time · Ontological Status Substantival
Time · Grain Continuous
Time · Freedom Non-Deterministic
Time · Traversability Linear
Time · Dimensionality One
Time · Direction Uni-directional
Space · Extent Infinite
Space · Ontological Status Substantival
Space · Curvature Flat
Space · Dimensionality Three
Space · Locality Local
Matter · Extent Infinite
Matter · Ontological Status Substantival
Matter · Conservation Conserved
Matter · Dimensionality Three
Matter · Locality Local
Observer · Time Instance Plural
Observer · Space Instance Single
Observer · Knowledge Extent Partial
Observer · Knowledge Retainment Total
Observer · Physicality Embodied
Observer · Agency Both
Observer · Number Plural
Observer · Metaphysical Agency Personal
Observer · Moral Authority Tradition
Observer · Theological Method
Energy · Extent Infinite
Energy · Ontological Status Substantival
Energy · Conservation Conserved
Energy · Dispersibility Irreversible
Information · Ontological Status Substantival
Information · Cosmic Conservation Conserved
Information · Personal Conservation Conserved
Information · Granularity Continuous

Dimension-by-Dimension Evidence

What each work's passages reveal about its stance on each of the six dimensions.

Time

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

The accelerated time of "in this very body" attainment.

Space

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

The mandala-cosmic space of practice.

Matter

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

The embodied practitioner in this very body.

Observer

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

The practitioner of the three secrets.

Energy

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

Energies of mudrā-mantra-mandala practice.

Information

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

Esoteric-Buddhist practice framework.

Internal Tensions

Where each work's argument pulls against itself.

Attaining Enlightenment in This Very Existence (Sokushin Jōbutsu Gi)

Shingon esoteric tradition in continuing dialogue with exoteric Japanese Buddhist schools.