能のう所じょ

noun

subject and object; activity and passivity

Buddhist term referring to the duality of the active subject (能) and the passive object (所) in perception or action. Used in doctrinal contexts.

• 能のう所じょの分ふん別べつを超こえることが悟さとりへの道みちとされる。

  Transcending the distinction between subject and object is said to be the path to enlightenment.