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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The school of thought in Zen Buddhism that believes in a “sudden, aha, moment” of awakening is the
A
Rinzai
B
Soto
C
Zazen
D
Koan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Rinzai, one of two major Zen Buddhist sects in Japan; it stresses the abrupt awakening of transcendental wisdom, or enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Satori () is a Japanese Buddhist term for awakening, “comprehension; understanding". It is derived from the Japanese verb satoru. In the Zen Buddhist tradition, satori refers to a deep experience of kenshō, “seeing into one’s true nature". Ken means “seeing, ‘’ shō means “nature” or “essence".

Detailed explanation-3: -/ (ˈrɪnzaɪ) / noun. a Zen Buddhist school of Japan, characterized by the use of koans to lead to moments of insight and enlightenment.

Detailed explanation-4: -In this silence and stillness, we experienced Satori. It’s a word used by Zen Masters to describe sudden enlightenment. It’s a moment of total presence, of no mind and no thought but a flash of insight and awakening of the light of our own consciousness.

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