Wuwei (five ranks)
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wuwei (J. goi; K. owi 五位). A Chinese term translated as “five ranks”. A doctrinal formula generally attributed to the Chan master Dongshan Liangjie (807–869), the putative cofounder of the Caodong zong of the mature Chan tradition.[1] They five ranks describe the stages of realization in the practice of Chan.
The ranks are referenced in the Baojing sanmei, a work attributed to the Caodong master Dongshan Liangjie, who lived during the end of the Tang dynasty.
- Further reading
Five Ranks, Wikipedia
Notes
- ↑ Robert E. Buswell Jr., Donald S. Lopez Jr., The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism (Princeton: 2014), s.v. wuwei