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Home Dharma Q&A Buddhism

what is enlightenment?

Selection from a Dharma Q&A session in Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York (Oct. 2 2014)

March 16, 2021

Q: Oftentimes, when I speak to Buddhist monks or academics, when I asked the question “What is enlightenment?” I’m given an answer on the lines of “It’s not something that a layperson could understand” or “It’s something that you’ll understand when you reach enlightenment.” I was wondering as a Buddhist if you could give me a description of not necessarily what it is, but what it means to be enlightened?

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